Pixels

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Last Epoch

Pixels is a web-based social farming MMO launched in late 2023, gaining popularity due to its association with blockchain gaming, casual pixel-art style, and social gameplay loops. As of mid-2024, it maintains a healthy active userbase, bolstered by partnerships and the web3 community, with estimates placing daily active players to be around 80,000. The persistent online world and player interaction fulfill MMO criteria.

Last Epoch is an action RPG released in early 2024, developed by Eleventh Hour Games. It has received strong attention from the ARPG community, especially in the wake of Diablo IV's mixed reception. Daily player count is estimated around 70,000 based on Steam charts peaks and genre trends for new, well-received indie ARPGs. Continued post-launch content could sustain or grow this. It is not an MMO, as it does not feature a true persistent world or large-scale multiplayer environments—multiplayer is limited to smaller parties.