With Atlas, an exciting pirate MMO entered Early Access in December 2018. However, not much has been heard about the game since then, and player numbers are continuously declining. We take a look at the situation.
What’s the status of Atlas? The last patch for the pirate MMO was released in early April, and it has gone quiet since then. There has been a downward trend in player numbers since February 2020.
Atlas launched in December 2018 with a strong start, peaking at nearly 59,000 concurrent players. As of now, June 2020, according to Steamcharts, only around 3,000 players remain at peak times. This means Atlas now has only about 5% of its former player base. And it looks like this number will continue to decline. The trend looked quite different at the end of 2019.
The developers themselves have not communicated anything about the MMO since early April 2020. There has been absolute silence on Twitter. The official forum shows no signs of upcoming updates or any indication of Atlas’s future.
What the status of the Xbox One version is, cannot be said.
Players Accept the Situation
What do players think about the situation? A sort of indifference has settled in the community. Discussions are taking place on reddit, but there is no indication of anger. It seems that players have come to terms with the situation.
- jackbeflippen speculates on reddit: “I think it’s simmering until the next ARK update is ready. Then they’ll surely pay attention to Atlas again.”
- amy_3 expresses some frustration: “The game is dead, from both the developer’s side and from the players’ side. The roadmap can also be forgotten.”
- martin0641 has a suggestion: “They should lower the price or offer it for free and only charge for DLCs. This would increase the player count and fund the development.”
What kind of game is Atlas? It is a survival MMO that resembles ARK: Survival Evolved. You explore a vast island world with a ship and battle monsters. In addition, you gather resources and must try to stay alive. It is possible to team up with other players and build a base, which you must defend in PvP against other players.
Atlas places great emphasis on naval battles, which is why you need to upgrade your ship to perform better in combat.
In addition to Atlas, there are several other very interesting survival games you can check out this year. Which ones they are, you can read in MeinMMO’s list of the 23 best survival games 2020 for PS4, Xbox, and PC.
