Tannenberg

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Pax Dei

Tannenberg is a historical World War I first-person shooter released in 2019 by indie developers M2H and Blackmill Games. As a niche, squad-based multiplayer shooter with a focus on realism and simulation, its active player base has declined significantly since launch. Indie shooters without live-service elements tend to sustain a small but dedicated niche community several years after release, often with a few hundred daily players.

Pax Dei is a newly released (June 2024) open-world sandbox MMO RPG by Mainframe Industries. As a new launch with significant industry attention and MMO ambition, it likely has high initial engagement, but as a new IP from a less established publisher, its daily players may not match the largest MMOs. The MMO nature, open-world sandbox appeal, and fantasy setting likely attract tens of thousands of active players at launch.