Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War

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Palworld

Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War is a mobile strategy RPG that launched in 2017, published by Joycity and Disney Games. While it attracted attention at launch thanks to the brand, mobile strategy games typically see declining player bases over the years unless there's ongoing major content support. This title still receives minor updates but doesn't trend highly in current mobile charts, suggesting a modest, stable but reduced active player base typical of similar long-running licensed mobile games.

Palworld is a survival/adventure sandbox game released in January 2024 by Pocketpair. It experienced an explosive launch with millions of sales and high concurrent player counts on PC. Since launch, player counts have declined from their peak but remain strong for a new multiplayer survival game, thanks to active updates and ongoing community engagement. It's not an MMO, as servers are typically limited to smaller group sizes and don't feature a true persistent, massively multiplayer world.