Head to head

Final Fantasy XI Online vs The Sandbox

Final Fantasy XI Online

Released

~4.4k daily · 1k – 13k

Last measured Nov 9, 2026

The Sandbox

Released

~2.2k daily · 500 – 6.4k

Last measured Nov 9, 2026

VerdictFinal Fantasy XI Online has ~2× The Sandbox's daily players (~4.4k vs ~2.2k, as of Nov 9, 2026). Their estimated ranges overlap, so the gap is uncertain.

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

Released

May 2002 · 24 years ago

November 2021 · 5 years ago

Est. daily players

~4.4k1k – 13kLow confidence · Last measured Nov 9, 2026

~2.2k500 – 6.4kMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 9, 2026

Available on

PlayStation
Windows
Xbox

macOS
Windows

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Estimated daily players (central estimate) for both games.

Final Fantasy XI OnlineThe Sandbox

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.

Reddit members

Final Fantasy XI Online: 41.9k
The Sandbox: 17.4k

Final Fantasy XI Online currently has about 2.4× as many subreddit members as The Sandbox — 41,933 vs 17,422.

Twitch viewers

Final Fantasy XI Online: 277Up 43% past week
The Sandbox: —

Final Fantasy XI Online currently has 277 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for The Sandbox.

Discord members

Final Fantasy XI Online: —
The Sandbox: 249.5k

The Sandbox currently has 249,471 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Final Fantasy XI Online.

YouTube subscribers

Final Fantasy XI Online: —
The Sandbox: 154k

The Sandbox currently has 154,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Final Fantasy XI Online.

How these estimates are made

Final Fantasy XI Online

We estimate that about 4,400 people play Final Fantasy XI Online on a typical day (most likely between 1,000 and 13,000), based on data from Nov 9, 2026. Around 510,000 accounts (between 180,000 and 1,200,000) have played it at some point. Final Fantasy XI Online publishes no Steam player data, so the estimate is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. Confidence: low — a community-size model, not a measurement.

The Sandbox

We estimate that about 2,200 people play The Sandbox on a typical day (most likely between 500 and 6,400), based on data from Nov 9, 2026. Around 330,000 accounts (between 110,000 and 750,000) have played it at some point. The Sandbox publishes no Steam player data, so the estimate is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

How we estimate