Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming

VS

World of Warcraft Classic

Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming is a browser-based MMO strategy game released in 2019 by Yoozoo Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive. It capitalized on the Game of Thrones brand but, as a licensed title in a declining genre, its player base has diminished since its release. The game still retains a small but steady international audience due to ongoing live events and monetization, but most browser MMORTS titles drop below 20,000 daily players after 5 years.

World of Warcraft Classic, released in 2019 by Blizzard Entertainment, is a major MMORPG revival of the original WoW experience. The game continues to have a robust, though markedly smaller, player base than at launch, thanks to a steady cycle of classic content and expansions (like Wrath of the Lich King Classic). As an MMORPG developed and maintained by a top-tier publisher, it sees strong retention, but is several years past launch and shares its community with retail WoW. Given this, an estimate in the 200,000–250,000 daily player range is reasonable as of 2024.