Head to head

DC Universe Online vs Phantasy Star Online 2

DC Universe Online

Released

~4.3k daily · 3.1k – 6k

Last measured Nov 12, 2026

Phantasy Star Online 2

Released

~73k daily · 44k – 120k

Last measured Nov 12, 2026

VerdictPhantasy Star Online 2 has ~17× DC Universe Online's daily players (~73k vs ~4.3k, as of Nov 12, 2026).

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

Released

January 2011 · 16 years ago

July 2012 · 14 years ago

Est. daily players

~4.3k3.1k – 6k17% this weekMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 12, 2026

~73k44k – 120k7.5% this weekMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 12, 2026

Available on

Nintendo
PlayStation
Windows
Xbox

PlayStation
Windows
Xbox

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Estimated daily players (central estimate) for both games.

DC Universe OnlinePhantasy Star Online 2

Monthly history: Collecting data since Nov 5, 2026. The table appears once there are two calendar months to compare.

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side. Collected since Nov 5, 2026.

Steam concurrent players

DC Universe Online: 928Down 13% past week
Phantasy Star Online 2: 723Down 9.1% past week

DC Universe Online currently has about 1.3× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Phantasy Star Online 2 — 928 vs 723.

Discord members

DC Universe Online: 30.3kUp 0.5% past week
Phantasy Star Online 2: —

DC Universe Online currently has 30,322 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Phantasy Star Online 2.

Reddit members

DC Universe Online: 32.8kUp 0.6% past week
Phantasy Star Online 2: 69.3k

Phantasy Star Online 2 currently has about 2.1× as many subreddit members as DC Universe Online — 69,333 vs 32,774.

Twitch viewers

DC Universe Online: 108Down 22% past week
Phantasy Star Online 2: —

DC Universe Online currently has 108 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Phantasy Star Online 2.

YouTube subscribers

DC Universe Online: 110k
Phantasy Star Online 2: 44.8k

DC Universe Online currently has about 2.5× as many YouTube subscribers as Phantasy Star Online 2 — 110,000 vs 44,800.

How these estimates are made

DC Universe Online

We estimate that about 4,300 people play DC Universe Online on a typical day (most likely between 3,100 and 6,000), based on data from Nov 12, 2026. Around 630,000 accounts (between 490,000 and 800,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

Phantasy Star Online 2

We estimate that about 73,000 people play Phantasy Star Online 2 on a typical day (most likely between 44,000 and 120,000), based on data from Nov 12, 2026. Around 8,800,000 accounts (between 5,700,000 and 13,000,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

How we estimate