Head to head
Heat and Run vs MechWarrior Online
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- Windows
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Heat and Run
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~51 | Up 16% |
| August 2026 | ~44 | |
| July 2026 | ~44 | — |
MechWarrior Online
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~10.7k | Down 1.5% |
| August 2026 | ~10.8k | Up 0.4% |
| July 2026 | ~10.8k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Discord members
- Heat and Run
- 159Down 1.9%
- MechWarrior Online
- 18.5kUp 0.2%
MechWarrior Online currently has about 116× as many Discord members as Heat and Run — 18,470 vs 159.
Reddit members
- Heat and Run
- 13
- MechWarrior Online
- 16.3kUp 0.5%
MechWarrior Online currently has about 1255× as many subreddit members as Heat and Run — 16,321 vs 13.
Steam concurrent players
- Heat and Run
- —
- MechWarrior Online
- 466Down 1.3%
MechWarrior Online currently has 466 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Heat and Run.
Twitch viewers
- Heat and Run
- —
- MechWarrior Online
- 51Down 36%
MechWarrior Online currently has 51 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Heat and Run.
YouTube subscribers
- Heat and Run
- —
- MechWarrior Online
- 19.9k
MechWarrior Online currently has 19,900 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Heat and Run.
How these estimates are made
Heat and Run
Heat and Run is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 1k – 4k 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.
MechWarrior Online
MechWarrior Online is estimated to have 1k – 4k players a day. Around 250k – 630k 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.