Head to head
Black Desert vs Heavy Metal Machines
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Black Desert
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~88.2k | Down 1.3% |
| September 2026 | ~89.4k | Down 2.5% |
| August 2026 | ~91.7k | Up 2.9% |
| July 2026 | ~89.1k | — |
Heavy Metal Machines
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~421 | Up 0.7% |
| September 2026 | ~418 | |
| August 2026 | ~418 | |
| July 2026 | ~418 | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Black Desert
- 13.8kDown 37%
- Heavy Metal Machines
- 9Up 50%
Black Desert currently has about 1528× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Heavy Metal Machines — 13,752 vs 9.
Discord members
- Black Desert
- 95.6kDown 1.1%
- Heavy Metal Machines
- —
Black Desert currently has 95,604 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Heavy Metal Machines.
Reddit members
- Black Desert
- 270.1kUp 0.3%
- Heavy Metal Machines
- 223Up 0.5%
Black Desert currently has about 1211× as many subreddit members as Heavy Metal Machines — 270,053 vs 223.
Twitch viewers
- Black Desert
- 4.8kDown 56%
- Heavy Metal Machines
- 0
Black Desert currently has 4,803 live Twitch viewers, while Heavy Metal Machines has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Black Desert
- 81.2kUp 0.2%
- Heavy Metal Machines
- —
Black Desert currently has 81,200 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Heavy Metal Machines.
How these estimates are made
Black Desert
Black Desert is estimated to have 42k – 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.
Heavy Metal Machines
Heavy Metal Machines is estimated to have 25 – 88 players a day. Around 90k – 230k 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.
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