Rank 7 – Lost Ark
Setting: Fantasy | Developer: Smilegate | Platform: PC | Release Date: February 11, 2022 | Model: Free2Play | Steam Rating: 70 % Positive | Active Players: 6,012
How many players does it have on Steam? In the past 30 days, an average of 6,012 players were online at the same time. The peak for the current month is 11,748 simultaneous active players. The numbers have been decreasing steadily for months. At the beginning of 2025, there were still about 40,000 players on the servers during prime time. The all-time high is 1,324,761 simultaneous active players.
What kind of game is this? Lost Ark looks at first glance like someone tried to reinvent Diablo. However, the first impression is misleading, as behind the action-packed battles and the isometric perspective lies a genuine MMORPG with everything that belongs to one.
You can expect countless classes and specializations, which, despite the isometric perspective, feel incredibly substantial. There are dungeons and raids, solo challenges, PvP, countless events, and a huge world waiting to be explored – even by ship.
Who is it interesting for? Lost Ark is interesting for all fans of action and fast-paced combat. The crisp duels are the highlight of the MMORPG. It doesn’t matter whether you are bashing through hordes of weak monsters with powerful skills or facing a colossal legion commander with eight players.
The combat system is always precise, feels overwhelmingly good, and does not get boring even after thousands of hours. This clearly makes it the highlight of Lost Ark. For fans of completion tasks and interesting stories, Lost Ark is exciting as it offers an extremely large amount of content across continents and islands.
Who is the MMORPG worth it for? Actually, all MMORPG fans. Even more so, because the developers keep bringing new systems and events to reduce entry barriers and make progress up to the endgame less cumbersome. However, the Asian setting, the unusual perspective, the monetization, and the grindy gear progression in the endgame deter many Western players.
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