Rise of Agon

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Ark: Survival Evolved

Rise of Agon is an indie sandbox MMORPG released in 2017 as a continuation of Darkfall Online. As a niche game with a small, dedicated community and limited marketing, it is likely to have a low but steady active player base, especially since it is several years old and has not garnered mainstream popularity. Most indie sandbox MMOs of this age average a few hundred daily players.

Ark: Survival Evolved is a popular survival sandbox game released in 2017 and available on nearly all platforms. Its peak was several years ago, but it maintains a stable community thanks to official and community servers, modding, and occasional event content. While numbers have declined since launch, the game still sees tens of thousands of daily players across PC and consoles, especially due to its ongoing updates and active mod scene. However, it is not an MMO as it does not feature a single, large-scale persistent world—servers are capped and players are sharded.