Head to head

Black Desert vs The Lord of the Rings Online

Black Desert

Live

52k – 180k daily

The Lord of the Rings Online

Live

4k – 13k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2014 · 12 years ago

April 2007 · 19 years ago

Daily players

52k – 180k

4k – 13k

Estimated players

90.3k4.3%

21.8k3.6%

Available on

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Windows
macOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Black DesertThe Lord of the Rings Online

Black Desert

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~88k	Down 1.5%
September 2026	~89.4k	Down 2.5%
August 2026	~91.7k	Up 2.9%
July 2026	~89.1k	—

The Lord of the Rings Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~21.3k	Up 0.6%
September 2026	~21.1k	Up 0.6%
August 2026	~21k	Up 1.4%
July 2026	~20.7k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Black Desert: 21.1kDown 4.4%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 1.7kUp 14%

Black Desert currently has about 13× as many peak concurrent Steam players as The Lord of the Rings Online — 21,125 vs 1,655.

Discord members

Black Desert: 96.4kDown 0.4%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 24kUp 0.7%

Black Desert currently has about 4× as many Discord members as The Lord of the Rings Online — 96,407 vs 23,960.

Reddit members

Black Desert: 269.6kUp 0.3%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 87.9kUp 0.9%

Black Desert currently has about 3.1× as many subreddit members as The Lord of the Rings Online — 269,622 vs 87,887.

Twitch viewers

Black Desert: 14kUp 38%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 190Up 23%

Black Desert currently has about 74× as many live Twitch viewers as The Lord of the Rings Online — 13,995 vs 190.

YouTube subscribers

Black Desert: 81.1kUp 0.2%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 25.3kUp 1.6%

Black Desert currently has about 3.2× as many YouTube subscribers as The Lord of the Rings Online — 81,100 vs 25,300.

How these estimates are made

Black Desert

Black Desert is estimated to have 52k – 180k 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.

The Lord of the Rings Online

The Lord of the Rings Online is estimated to have 4k – 13k players a day. Around 410k – 1m 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.