
Age of Empires: OnlineVSInfestation: The New Beginning
Direct comparison between Age of Empires: Online and Infestation: The New Beginning. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Game Status
Status
Age of Empires: Online status is active.
Status
Infestation: The New Beginning status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
We estimate that Age of Empires: Online has currently around 1.5k players daily.
Age of Empires: Online was originally released in 2011 and officially shut down in 2014, but the game lives on through the fan-run Project Celeste servers. As a niche fan revival, its daily player base is small—likely in the low thousands—sustained by a dedicated but limited community and not benefiting from mainstream publisher support. Its activity is well below peak original levels.
Estimated Daily Players
We estimate that Infestation: The New Beginning has currently around 1.5k players daily.
"Infestation: The New Beginning" is a rebranding and continuation of the original "Infestation: Survivor Stories" (formerly known as "The War Z"), which launched in 2012. As a survival sandbox shooter with open-world elements, its player base has declined over the years due to age, competition, and a mixed reputation. However, the game maintains a small, dedicated following, typical for niche survival MMOs this old.
Social Score
Social activity comparison between Age of Empires: Online and Infestation: The New Beginning. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for Age of Empires: Online
Month | Social Score | Change |
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September 2025 | ~722 | 58.3% |
August 2025 | ~456 | 49.7% |
July 2025 | ~906 | 46.7% |
February 2025 | ~1.7k | 3.1% |
January 2025 | ~1.8k |
Social score for Infestation: The New Beginning
Month | Social Score | Change |
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September 2025 | ~2k | 20.7% |
August 2025 | ~1.6k | 0.3% |
July 2025 | ~1.6k | 13.1% |
February 2025 | ~1.9k | 8.9% |
January 2025 | ~2k |
Game Age
Age
Age of Empires: Online was released in August 2011 (14 years ago).
Age
Infestation: The New Beginning was released in October 2012 (13 years ago).
Platforms
Age of Empires: Online is available on 1 platform.
Infestation: The New Beginning is available on 1 platform.
Player Perspectives
Age of Empires: Online offers 1 player perspective.
Infestation: The New Beginning offers 2 player perspectives.
Developers
Age of Empires: Online has 2 developers.
Infestation: The New Beginning has 1 developer.
Publishers
Age of Empires: Online has 1 publisher.
Infestation: The New Beginning has 1 publisher.
Categories
Age of Empires: Online has 7 categories.
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