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AQ First Contact
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City of Heroes

Direct comparison between AQ First Contact and City of Heroes. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

AQ First Contact status is active.

Status

Active

City of Heroes status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~500

We estimate that AQ First Contact has currently around 500 players daily.

AQ First Contact is a strategy game released in 2019 by indie developer Seven Point Red. As a multi-platform title with modest social presence and no major publisher, it likely peaked early and now maintains a small core audience. It does not have the hallmarks of an MMO (no evidence of persistent world or large-scale multiplayer).

Estimated Daily Players

~2 thousand

We estimate that City of Heroes has currently around 2k players daily.

City of Heroes is a classic superhero MMORPG originally released in 2004 by NCsoft and developed by Cryptic Studios. While officially shut down in 2012, unauthorized private servers have remained active, maintaining a small but loyal player base. Current estimated active daily players across all private servers is around 2,000, reflecting its niche but dedicated following nearly two decades after release.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between AQ First Contact and City of Heroes. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for AQ First Contact

MonthSocial ScoreChange
November 2024~433.3%
May 2024~650.0%
December 2023~40.0%
November 2023~40.0%
October 2023~4

Social score for City of Heroes

MonthSocial ScoreChange
November 2025~0
October 2025~0100.0%
September 2025~460.0%
August 2025~1011.1%
July 2025~9

Game Age

Age

6 years ago

AQ First Contact was released in September 2019 (6 years ago).

Age

22 years ago

City of Heroes was released in April 2004 (22 years ago).

Platforms

AQ First Contact is available on 3 platforms.

City of Heroes is available on 2 platforms.

Player Perspectives

AQ First Contact offers 1 player perspective.

City of Heroes offers 1 player perspective.

Developers

AQ First Contact has 1 developer.

City of Heroes has 2 developers.

Publishers

AQ First Contact has 1 publisher.

City of Heroes has 2 publishers.

Categories

AQ First Contact has 1 category.

City of Heroes has 3 categories.

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