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City of Heroes
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Realm of the Mad God

Direct comparison between City of Heroes and Realm of the Mad God. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

City of Heroes status is active.

Status

Active

Realm of the Mad God 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 Realm of the Mad God has currently around 6.5k players daily.

Realm of the Mad God is a browser-based, free-to-play MMO bullet hell shooter first released in 2011. While its peak passed years ago, it still maintains a niche but active player base thanks to frequent updates from DECA Games and its unique gameplay loop. As an indie MMO, it is unlikely to have more than 10,000 daily active players but retains a dedicated community.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between City of Heroes and Realm of the Mad God. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for City of Heroes

MonthSocial ScoreChange
October 2025~0100.0%
September 2025~460.0%
August 2025~1011.1%
July 2025~980.0%
November 2024~5

Social score for Realm of the Mad God

MonthSocial ScoreChange
October 2025~7.6k19.2%
September 2025~6.3k66.3%
August 2025~3.8k47.5%
July 2025~7.3k32900.0%
November 2024~22

Game Age

Age

21 years ago

City of Heroes was released in April 2004 (21 years ago).

Age

14 years ago

Realm of the Mad God was released in June 2011 (14 years ago).

Platforms

City of Heroes is available on 2 platforms.

Realm of the Mad God is available on 3 platforms.

Player Perspectives

City of Heroes offers 1 player perspective.

Realm of the Mad God offers 1 player perspective.

Developers

City of Heroes has 2 developers.

Realm of the Mad God has 2 developers.

Publishers

City of Heroes has 2 publishers.

Realm of the Mad God has 1 publisher.

Categories

City of Heroes has 3 categories.

Realm of the Mad God has 5 categories.

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