Head to head
Black Desert vs Initial Drift Online
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Black Desert
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~90.3k | Down 1.5% |
| August 2026 | ~91.7k | Up 2.9% |
| July 2026 | ~89.1k | — |
Initial Drift Online
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~2.3k | Up 2.3% |
| August 2026 | ~2.3k | Down 1.6% |
| July 2026 | ~2.3k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Black Desert
- 23.8kDown 9.4%
- Initial Drift Online
- 84Up 110%
Black Desert currently has about 284× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Initial Drift Online — 23,842 vs 84.
Discord members
- Black Desert
- 96.8kUp 0.4%
- Initial Drift Online
- 6.2kDown 1.1%
Black Desert currently has about 16× as many Discord members as Initial Drift Online — 96,814 vs 6,209.
Reddit members
- Black Desert
- 268.8kUp 0.5%
- Initial Drift Online
- —
Black Desert currently has 268,762 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Initial Drift Online.
Twitch viewers
- Black Desert
- 8.6kDown 57%
- Initial Drift Online
- 0
Black Desert currently has 8,642 live Twitch viewers, while Initial Drift Online has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Black Desert
- 80.9kUp 0.4%
- Initial Drift Online
- —
Black Desert currently has 80,900 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Initial Drift Online.
How these estimates are made
Black Desert
Black Desert is estimated to have 58k – 210k 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.
Initial Drift Online
Initial Drift Online is estimated to have 220 – 770 players a day. Around 130k – 320k 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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