Head to head

M.A.R.S. vs The Isle

M.A.R.S.

Live

90 – 320 daily

The Isle

Live

63k – 220k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

October 2021 · 5 years ago

December 2015 · 11 years ago

Daily players

90 – 320

63k – 220k

Estimated players

1.3k1.2%

43.4k0.9%

Available on

Windows

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

M.A.R.S.The Isle

M.A.R.S.

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~1.3k	Down 0.7%
September 2026	~1.3k	Down 0.4%
August 2026	~1.3k	Down 0.5%
July 2026	~1.3k	—

The Isle

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~41.5k	Down 2.0%
September 2026	~42.4k	Up 4.0%
August 2026	~40.7k	Up 6.9%
July 2026	~38.1k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

M.A.R.S.: 22Down 39%
The Isle: 17.1kDown 31%

The Isle currently has about 775× as many peak concurrent Steam players as M.A.R.S. — 17,056 vs 22.

Discord members

M.A.R.S.: 4.2k
The Isle: —

M.A.R.S. currently has 4,203 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for The Isle.

Twitch viewers

M.A.R.S.: 0Down 100%
The Isle: 2kDown 14%

M.A.R.S. currently has 0 live Twitch viewers, while The Isle has 1,971.

YouTube subscribers

M.A.R.S.: 2.5k
The Isle: 95.8kUp 0.2%

The Isle currently has about 38× as many YouTube subscribers as M.A.R.S. — 95,800 vs 2,520.

Reddit members

M.A.R.S.: —
The Isle: 85.5kUp 2.0%

The Isle currently has 85,458 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for M.A.R.S..

How these estimates are made

M.A.R.S.

M.A.R.S. is estimated to have 90 – 320 players a day. Around 32k – 82k 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.

The Isle

The Isle is estimated to have 63k – 220k players a day. Around 2m – 4m 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.