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Why BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of active players

The single-player campaign is only okay, according to Ars Technica, but thousands of players still log in to the game more than twenty years on; loyalty beats reviews.

On air: Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance on The Weekend Shift
Published 9:03 AM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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First reported by Ars Technica: “Why BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of active players”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 9:03 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance.

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Ars TechnicaWhy BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of active players

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHere is the story we hinted at: BioWare's Neverwinter Nights, a game more than twenty years old, still has thousands of active players, according to Ars Technica.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe single-player campaign is described as just okay, and the players say that does not matter, because they come for something else.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentJust okay, and they still show up every day. That is the most loyal fan base in the world.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI think it's lovely. People found a place that feels like home, and they simply refuse to leave it.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have seen loyalty like that in exiled governments.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo a twenty-year-old game with an okay campaign has better retention than my last three relationships, and none of them were even free.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorKenji.

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