Head to head

Heat and Run vs Viking Rise

Heat and Run

Live

Viking Rise

Live

2k – 7k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

October 2022 · 4 years ago

March 2023 · 4 years ago

Daily players

No population data

2k – 7k

Estimated players

4215%

69k0.5%

Available on

Windows

Windows
Android
iOS

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Heat and RunViking Rise

Heat and Run

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~49	Up 11%
August 2026	~44
July 2026	~44	—

Viking Rise

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~69.2k	Up 0.4%
August 2026	~68.9k	Up 15%
July 2026	~59.7k	—

Community breakdown

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

Discord members

Heat and Run: 160
Viking Rise: 263kDown 0.1%

Viking Rise currently has about 1644× as many Discord members as Heat and Run — 263,010 vs 160.

Reddit members

Heat and Run: 13
Viking Rise: —

Heat and Run currently has 13 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Viking Rise.

Steam concurrent players

Heat and Run: —
Viking Rise: 820Up 4.3%

Viking Rise currently has 820 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Heat and Run.

Twitch viewers

Heat and Run: —
Viking Rise: 60Up 650%

Viking Rise currently has 60 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Heat and Run.

YouTube subscribers

Heat and Run: —
Viking Rise: 113kUp 1.8%

Viking Rise currently has 113,000 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.

Viking Rise

Viking Rise is estimated to have 2k – 7k players a day. Around 28k – 71k 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.