Head to head
DarkStory Online vs Palia
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- Windows
- Nintendo
- PlayStation
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
DarkStory Online
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~394 | |
| September 2026 | ~394 | Down 0.3% |
| August 2026 | ~395 | Up 1.0% |
| July 2026 | ~391 | — |
Palia
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~161.4k | Down 0.4% |
| September 2026 | ~162k | |
| August 2026 | ~162.1k | Down 0.7% |
| July 2026 | ~163.2k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- DarkStory Online
- 0
- Palia
- 3.6kDown 40%
DarkStory Online currently has 0 peak concurrent Steam players, while Palia has 3,601.
Discord members
- DarkStory Online
- 1.4kDown 0.1%
- Palia
- 465.2kDown 0.2%
Palia currently has about 322× as many Discord members as DarkStory Online — 465,171 vs 1,443.
YouTube subscribers
- DarkStory Online
- 210Down 0.5%
- Palia
- 64.2kUp 0.2%
Palia currently has about 306× as many YouTube subscribers as DarkStory Online — 64,200 vs 210.
Reddit members
- DarkStory Online
- —
- Palia
- 172.1kUp 0.8%
Palia currently has 172,139 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for DarkStory Online.
Twitch viewers
- DarkStory Online
- —
- Palia
- 580Down 41%
Palia currently has 580 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for DarkStory Online.
How these estimates are made
DarkStory Online
DarkStory Online is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 14k – 36k 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.
Palia
Palia is estimated to have 14k – 51k players a day. Around 710k – 2m 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.