Head to head

Black Desert vs Forsaken World

Black Desert

Live

43k – 150k daily

Forsaken World

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2014 · 12 years ago

March 2011 · 16 years ago

Daily players

43k – 150k

No population data

Estimated players

88.4k0.6%

1185.0%

Available on

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Windows
Linux

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Black DesertForsaken World

Black Desert

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~88.1k	Down 1.4%
September 2026	~89.4k	Down 2.5%
August 2026	~91.7k	Up 2.9%
July 2026	~89.1k	—

Forsaken World

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~121	Up 1.7%
September 2026	~119
August 2026	~119	Up 0.8%
July 2026	~118	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Black Desert: 17.4kDown 13%
Forsaken World: 0

Black Desert currently has 17,365 peak concurrent Steam players, while Forsaken World has 0.

Discord members

Black Desert: 95.1kDown 1.5%
Forsaken World: —

Black Desert currently has 95,120 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Forsaken World.

Reddit members

Black Desert: 270.1kUp 0.3%
Forsaken World: 344Up 0.6%

Black Desert currently has about 785× as many subreddit members as Forsaken World — 270,123 vs 344.

Twitch viewers

Black Desert: 5.6kDown 34%
Forsaken World: 0Down 100%

Black Desert currently has 5,593 live Twitch viewers, while Forsaken World has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Black Desert: 81.2kUp 0.1%
Forsaken World: —

Black Desert currently has 81,200 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Forsaken World.

How these estimates are made

Black Desert

Black Desert is estimated to have 43k – 150k players a day. Around 1m – 3m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.

Forsaken World

Forsaken World is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 24k – 62k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.