DragonRealms VS World of Warcraft

Compare DragonRealms and World of Warcraft side by side. See how they compare in terms of player count, popularity, active users, and community size.


Game status

Active

The DragonRealms game status is active.

Active

The World of Warcraft game status is active.

Estimated daily players

Estimated Daily Players

~300

We estimate that DragonRealms has currently around 300 players daily.

DragonRealms is a classic text-based MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) released in 1996. Despite its age, it has maintained a small but dedicated player base, driven by a niche community interested in old-school roleplaying. Its persistent world and design clearly classify it as an MMO, although its daily players are now quite low, likely in the low hundreds.

Estimated Daily Players

~650 thousand

We estimate that World of Warcraft has currently around 650k players daily.

World of Warcraft (WoW) is one of the most iconic and long-lived MMORPGs, originally released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. Despite its age, it continues to attract a sizable playerbase due to regular expansions, updates, and strong community support. While it is far from its early peak, it remains a top subscription-based MMO and likely sustains about 500,000 to 800,000 daily active players globally, factoring in both retail and Classic versions.

Game age

29 years ago

DragonRealms was released on February 1996 and is now 29 years old.

21 years ago

World of Warcraft was released on November 2004 and is now 21 years old.

Platforms

DragonRealms runs on 4 platforms.

World of Warcraft runs on 2 platforms.

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