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City of Heroes
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Blade & Soul

Direct comparison between City of Heroes and Blade & Soul. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

City of Heroes status is active.

Status

Active

Blade & Soul status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~2 thousand

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

~6.5 thousand

We estimate that Blade & Soul has currently around 6.5k players daily.

Blade & Soul is a fantasy MMORPG developed by NCsoft, released in 2012. It has seen a steady decline since its western launch peak, but retains a dedicated core in Korea and a smaller western audience. Supported by updates but considered past its prime. Major publisher and persistent world keep the player base stable, but numbers have dropped significantly from its peak.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between City of Heroes and Blade & Soul. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for City of Heroes

MonthSocial ScoreChange
November 2025~0
October 2025~0100.0%
September 2025~460.0%
August 2025~1011.1%
July 2025~9

Social score for Blade & Soul

MonthSocial ScoreChange
November 2025~0
October 2025~0100.0%
September 2025~450.0%
August 2025~811.1%
July 2025~9

Game Age

Age

22 years ago

City of Heroes was released in April 2004 (22 years ago).

Age

13 years ago

Blade & Soul was released in June 2012 (13 years ago).

Platforms

City of Heroes is available on 2 platforms.

Blade & Soul is available on 1 platform.

Player Perspectives

City of Heroes offers 1 player perspective.

Blade & Soul offers 1 player perspective.

Developers

City of Heroes has 2 developers.

Blade & Soul has 1 developer.

Publishers

City of Heroes has 2 publishers.

Blade & Soul has 2 publishers.

Categories

City of Heroes has 3 categories.

Blade & Soul has 2 categories.

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