Skyforge

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World of Warcraft Classic

Skyforge is a free-to-play MMORPG released in 2017. It peaked in popularity around launch but has seen declining interest over several years, with mostly niche and returning MMO players remaining. The game receives occasional updates but lacks the scale of major titles like Final Fantasy XIV or World of Warcraft. Given its age, platform presence, and publisher, I estimate roughly 3,000 daily active players across all platforms.

World of Warcraft Classic, released in 2019 by Blizzard Entertainment, is a major MMORPG revival of the original WoW experience. The game continues to have a robust, though markedly smaller, player base than at launch, thanks to a steady cycle of classic content and expansions (like Wrath of the Lich King Classic). As an MMORPG developed and maintained by a top-tier publisher, it sees strong retention, but is several years past launch and shares its community with retail WoW. Given this, an estimate in the 200,000–250,000 daily player range is reasonable as of 2024.