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City of Heroes
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Guild Wars

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

Game Status

Status

Active

City of Heroes status is active.

Status

Active

Guild Wars 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

~3 thousand

We estimate that Guild Wars has currently around 3k players daily.

Guild Wars, released in 2005 by ArenaNet and published by NCsoft, is a classic instance-based MMORPG. While highly popular in its early years, its player base has significantly declined after the launch of its sequel (Guild Wars 2) in 2012. Today, it remains online but largely maintained for a small, dedicated community. The age of the game and lack of major recent updates place the daily player count in the low thousands.

Social Score

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

Social score for City of Heroes

MonthSocial ScoreChange
December 2025~0
November 2025~0
October 2025~0100.0%
September 2025~460.0%
August 2025~10

Social score for Guild Wars

MonthSocial ScoreChange
December 2025~0
November 2025~0
October 2025~0100.0%
September 2025~960.9%
August 2025~23

Game Age

Age

22 years ago

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

Age

21 years ago

Guild Wars was released in April 2005 (21 years ago).

Platforms

City of Heroes is available on 2 platforms.

Guild Wars is available on 1 platform.

Player Perspectives

City of Heroes offers 1 player perspective.

Guild Wars offers 3 player perspectives.

Developers

City of Heroes has 2 developers.

Guild Wars has 1 developer.

Publishers

City of Heroes has 2 publishers.

Guild Wars has 3 publishers.

Categories

City of Heroes has 3 categories.

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