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A Tale in the Desert vs Multi-Users in Middle-earth

VerdictMulti-Users in Middle-earth has about 86% more daily players than A Tale in the Desert (~54 vs ~29, as of Nov 6, 2026). Their estimated ranges overlap, so the gap is uncertain.

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Status

Released
Released

Released

February 2003 · 24 years ago
December 1992 · 34 years ago

Est. daily players

~297 – 86Low confidence · Last measured Nov 6, 2026
~5412 – 160Low confidence · Last measured Nov 6, 2026

Available on

  • Linux
  • macOS
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • macOS
  • Windows

Perspectives

Developers

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Publishers

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Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side. Collected since Nov 5, 2026.

Reddit members

A Tale in the Desert
187
Multi-Users in Middle-earth
198

A Tale in the Desert and Multi-Users in Middle-earth are nearly even on subreddit members — 187 vs 198.

YouTube subscribers

A Tale in the Desert
26
Multi-Users in Middle-earth
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A Tale in the Desert currently has 26 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Multi-Users in Middle-earth.

How these estimates are made

A Tale in the Desert

We estimate that about 29 people play A Tale in the Desert on a typical day (most likely between 7 and 86), based on data from Nov 6, 2026. Around 13,000 accounts (between 4,500 and 30,000) have played it at some point. A Tale in the Desert publishes no Steam player data, so the estimate is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. Confidence: low — a community-size model, not a measurement.

Multi-Users in Middle-earth

We estimate that about 54 people play Multi-Users in Middle-earth on a typical day (most likely between 12 and 160), based on data from Nov 6, 2026. Around 29,000 accounts (between 9,800 and 66,000) have played it at some point. Multi-Users in Middle-earth publishes no Steam player data, so the estimate is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. Confidence: low — a community-size model, not a measurement.

How we estimate

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