Head to head

A Tale in the Desert vs Phantasy Star Universe

A Tale in the Desert

Live

1 – 470 daily

Phantasy Star Universe

Live

14 – 7k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

February 2003 · 24 years ago

August 2006 · 20 years ago

Daily players

1 – 470

14 – 7k

Estimated players

2661.4%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

A Tale in the DesertPhantasy Star Universe

A Tale in the Desert

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~21
August 2026	~21	Up 17%
July 2026	~18	—

Phantasy Star Universe

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~262	Up 5.6%
August 2026	~248	Up 23%
July 2026	~201	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Reddit members

A Tale in the Desert: 187
Phantasy Star Universe: 2.7kUp 5.3%

Phantasy Star Universe currently has about 14× as many subreddit members as A Tale in the Desert — 2,651 vs 187.

YouTube subscribers

A Tale in the Desert: 26
Phantasy Star Universe: —

A Tale in the Desert currently has 26 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Phantasy Star Universe.

Twitch viewers

A Tale in the Desert: —
Phantasy Star Universe: 0Down 100%

Phantasy Star Universe currently has 0 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for A Tale in the Desert.

How these estimates are made

A Tale in the Desert

A Tale in the Desert is estimated to have 1 – 470 players a day. Around 1k – 110k accounts have played it in total. No Steam data is published for this game, so the range is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. It is a rough band rather than a measurement.

Phantasy Star Universe

Phantasy Star Universe is estimated to have 14 – 7k players a day. Around 11k – 1m accounts have played it in total. No Steam data is published for this game, so the range is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. It is a rough band rather than a measurement.