The Imperial Realm: Miranda

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Palworld

The Imperial Realm: Miranda is a real-time strategy game released in 2017 by Secret Lair Games, a small indie developer. RTS games from small studios with niche appeal and no major publisher tend to have very low active populations a few years after launch, unless they build significant cult followings. There has been little recent discussion or marketing, suggesting a very small, dedicated player base remains.

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.