Warhammer 40,000: Lost Crusade

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World of Warcraft Classic

Warhammer 40,000: Lost Crusade is a mobile real-time strategy game released in mid-2021 and published by Nuverse. The game leverages the recognizable Warhammer 40K IP, which helps sustain interest. However, as a typical mobile RTS with some MMO-lite mechanics, these titles usually peak within their first year and decline unless heavily promoted. With limited social media presence and being a niche entry in a crowded mobile market, it's likely its daily active player base has settled at a modest but active core audience.

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.