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

Key points

• Two decades after its release, BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still draws a small but active community. Players value its multiplayer servers and modding tools more than its single-player campaign.
• Longtime player Daniel Morris runs Arelith, one of the game's most popular persistent servers, and is working on a visual overhaul of the original campaign. Community member NelaK moderates the Neverwinter Vault, a long-running hub for news, mods and forums.
• Some player-run servers have recently gained attention through TikTok videos.