On Steam there is an MMO set in World War II. Recently, the player numbers looked pretty poor, but a new update attracted many players.
What kind of game is this? It’s about Foxhole, an MMO that celebrated its full release on Steam in September 2022 after being playable in Early Access for nearly 5 years.
- Foxhole is a sandbox MMO set in World War II where players join one of two armies and fight in an ongoing war. Strategy is an important aspect of the game.
- It is played from an isometric perspective, meaning you view your character from a diagonal top-down angle.
- In Foxhole, every player is part of the massive machinery. Not everyone fights on the front; some focus on producing ammunition while others prepare recruits… uh, I mean… new players for war.
- There are controllable war machines like tanks and ships, as well as infantry battles in a persistent world. Thus, the events of a battle can still have an effect days or weeks later.
You can watch a trailer for Foxhole here:
Strong growth thanks to new content
What is happening with Foxhole right now? Foxhole has seen significant but short-lived growth in player numbers over the past days.
While there were only about 2,100 players online at the same time over the past 30 days and in the months before, the MMO reached a peak of 10,658 players on November 18 (via SteamCharts).
Foxhole last reported more players two years ago in September 2022 when the MMO gathered around 11,800 players at the end of its Early Access phase.
Why did the player numbers increase so much? The growth is directly related to a free update released on November 18 that brought new content and some revisions to the game.
Foxhole receives one such update every year. This year’s update focused on improving infantry combat. Infantry can now carry anti-tank weapons and access a melee system.
Additionally, new factories for producing weapons and equipment for infantry have been added, and the option to create personalized loadouts for infantry has been introduced.
- If you are interested in the new content in detail, you can read about it here on Steam.
With its dark, war-driven World War setting, Foxhole stands out from the MMO genre – after all, it completely avoids fantasy and the medieval period. If you don’t like the style of the game, you can find a list on MeinMMO with 10 MMOs and MMORPGs that will be at the top of the genre in 2024: The 10 best MMOs and MMORPGs of 2024
