Head to head

Eve Online vs The Lord of the Rings Online

Eve Online

Live

13k – 47k daily

The Lord of the Rings Online

Live

4k – 12k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

May 2003 · 23 years ago

April 2007 · 19 years ago

Daily players

13k – 47k

4k – 12k

Estimated players

67.4k

21.1k1.0%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux

Windows
macOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Eve OnlineThe Lord of the Rings Online

Eve Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~67.4k	Down 0.8%
September 2026	~67.9k	Up 1.7%
August 2026	~66.8k	Up 0.7%
July 2026	~66.4k	—

The Lord of the Rings Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~20.9k	Down 1.2%
September 2026	~21.1k	Up 0.6%
August 2026	~21k	Up 1.4%
July 2026	~20.7k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Eve Online: 3.8kDown 27%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 815Down 44%

Eve Online currently has about 4.6× as many peak concurrent Steam players as The Lord of the Rings Online — 3,765 vs 815.

Discord members

Eve Online: 52.1kUp 1.9%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 23.9kUp 0.9%

Eve Online currently has about 2.2× as many Discord members as The Lord of the Rings Online — 52,120 vs 23,940.

Reddit members

Eve Online: 223.7kUp 0.6%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 87.7kUp 0.9%

Eve Online currently has about 2.6× as many subreddit members as The Lord of the Rings Online — 223,696 vs 87,660.

Twitch viewers

Eve Online: 641Down 79%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 100Down 47%

Eve Online currently has about 6.4× as many live Twitch viewers as The Lord of the Rings Online — 641 vs 100.

YouTube subscribers

Eve Online: 233kUp 1.7%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 25.2kUp 1.2%

Eve Online currently has about 9.2× as many YouTube subscribers as The Lord of the Rings Online — 233,000 vs 25,200.

How these estimates are made

Eve Online

Eve Online is estimated to have 13k – 47k players a day. Around 640k – 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.

The Lord of the Rings Online

The Lord of the Rings Online is estimated to have 4k – 12k players a day. Around 410k – 1m 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.