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Direct comparison between City of Heroes and Apex Legends. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Game Status
Status
City of Heroes status is active.
Status
Apex Legends status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
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.
Estimated Daily Players
We estimate that Apex Legends has currently around 500k players daily.
Apex Legends, released in 2019 by EA and Respawn, is a popular free-to-play battle royale shooter available on multiple platforms. It maintains a large player base due to frequent content updates, cross-platform support, and successful esports scene, although its daily active players have declined from initial peaks. A mid-2024 estimate for daily players globally is around 500,000.
Social Score
Social activity comparison between City of Heroes and Apex Legends. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for City of Heroes
Month | Social Score | Change |
---|---|---|
August 2025 | ~10 | 11.1% |
July 2025 | ~9 | 80.0% |
November 2024 | ~5 | 28.6% |
September 2024 | ~7 | 30.0% |
May 2024 | ~10 |
Social score for Apex Legends
Month | Social Score | Change |
---|---|---|
August 2025 | ~31.7k | 63.9% |
July 2025 | ~87.8k | 42.3% |
February 2025 | ~152.2k | 1.2% |
January 2025 | ~150.3k | 1.8% |
December 2024 | ~147.7k |
Game Age
Age
City of Heroes was released in April 2004 (21 years ago).
Age
Apex Legends was released in February 2019 (7 years ago).
Platforms
Apex Legends is available on 6 platforms.
Player Perspectives
City of Heroes offers 1 player perspective.
Apex Legends offers 1 player perspective.
Developers
City of Heroes has 2 developers.
Apex Legends has 1 developer.
Publishers
Apex Legends has 1 publisher.
Categories
Apex Legends has 3 categories.
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