Head to head

Escape from Tarkov vs Rift

Escape from Tarkov

Live

100k – 360k daily

Rift

Live

550 – 2k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

November 2025 · 11 months ago

March 2011 · 16 years ago

Daily players

100k – 360k

550 – 2k

Estimated players

419.8k11%

3.5k0.1%

Available on

Windows

Windows
Linux

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

First Person

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Escape from TarkovRift

Escape from Tarkov

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~387.9k
September 2026	~388.1k	Down 4.4%
August 2026	~406k	Up 5.9%
July 2026	~383.3k	—

Rift

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~3.5k	Down 0.2%
September 2026	~3.5k	Up 0.3%
August 2026	~3.5k	Up 0.1%
July 2026	~3.5k	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Escape from Tarkov: 40kUp 9.3%
Rift: 172Down 20%

Escape from Tarkov currently has about 233× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Rift — 40,004 vs 172.

Discord members

Escape from Tarkov: 558.7k
Rift: —

Escape from Tarkov currently has 558,684 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Rift.

Reddit members

Escape from Tarkov: 1.2mUp 0.2%
Rift: 11kUp 0.4%

Escape from Tarkov currently has about 105× as many subreddit members as Rift — 1,156,438 vs 10,984.

Twitch viewers

Escape from Tarkov: 54kUp 147%
Rift: 1Down 88%

Escape from Tarkov currently has about 53956× as many live Twitch viewers as Rift — 53,956 vs 1.

YouTube subscribers

Escape from Tarkov: 772kUp 0.1%
Rift: 11.4k

Escape from Tarkov currently has about 68× as many YouTube subscribers as Rift — 772,000 vs 11,400.

How these estimates are made

Escape from Tarkov

Escape from Tarkov is estimated to have 100k – 360k players a day. Around 1m – 3m 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.

Rift

Rift is estimated to have 550 – 2k players a day. Around 230k – 580k 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.