Head to head

Once Human vs Shadowbane

Once Human

Live

79k – 280k daily

Shadowbane

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

July 2024 · 2 years ago

March 2005 · 21 years ago

Daily players

79k – 280k

No population data

Estimated players

322.2k5.7%

Available on

Windows
Android
iOS
PlayStation

Windows
macOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Once HumanShadowbane

Once Human

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~313.8k	Up 6.5%
August 2026	~294.7k	Up 0.7%
July 2026	~292.5k	—

Shadowbane

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~45
August 2026	~45
July 2026	~45	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Once Human: 26.8kUp 58%
Shadowbane: —

Once Human currently has 26,771 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Shadowbane.

Discord members

Once Human: 798.1kUp 2.8%
Shadowbane: —

Once Human currently has 798,114 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Shadowbane.

Reddit members

Once Human: 111.8kUp 8.4%
Shadowbane: —

Once Human currently has 111,763 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Shadowbane.

Twitch viewers

Once Human: 5.6kUp 18%
Shadowbane: 0

Once Human currently has 5,626 live Twitch viewers, while Shadowbane has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Once Human: 331kUp 1.8%
Shadowbane: —

Once Human currently has 331,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Shadowbane.

How these estimates are made

Once Human

Once Human is estimated to have 79k – 280k players a day. Around 2m – 6m 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.

Shadowbane

Shadowbane is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 14k – 36k 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.