Head to head

Heroes of Dire vs Viking Rise

Heroes of Dire

Live

Viking Rise

Live

2k – 7k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

November 2016 · 10 years ago

March 2023 · 4 years ago

Daily players

No population data

2k – 7k

Estimated players

212.3%

69.7k0.3%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS

Windows
Android
iOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Isometric

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Heroes of DireViking Rise

Heroes of Dire

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~22
September 2026	~22
August 2026	~22	Up 22%
July 2026	~18	—

Viking Rise

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~69.4k	Up 0.3%
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.

Steam concurrent players

Heroes of Dire: 0Down 100%
Viking Rise: 780Up 2.5%

Heroes of Dire currently has 0 peak concurrent Steam players, while Viking Rise has 780.

Discord members

Heroes of Dire: —
Viking Rise: 263.2k

Viking Rise currently has 263,227 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Heroes of Dire.

Twitch viewers

Heroes of Dire: —
Viking Rise: 140Up 146%

Viking Rise currently has 140 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Heroes of Dire.

YouTube subscribers

Heroes of Dire: —
Viking Rise: 113kUp 0.9%

Viking Rise currently has 113,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Heroes of Dire.

How these estimates are made

Heroes of Dire

Heroes of Dire is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 7k – 19k 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 – 72k 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.