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Once Human vs The Burning Descent

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Status

ACTIVE
ACTIVE

Released

July 2024 · 2 years ago
April 2020 · 6 years ago

Daily players

53k – 190k
No population data

Estimated players

315kUp 4.4%
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Available on

  • Windows
  • Android
  • iOS
  • PlayStation
  • Windows

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Once HumanThe Burning Descent

Once Human

Average monthly estimated players
MonthEstimated playersChange
September 2026~313kUp 6.2%
August 2026~294.7kUp 0.7%
July 2026~292.5k—

The Burning Descent

Average monthly estimated players
MonthEstimated playersChange
September 2026~2
August 2026~2Up 100%
July 2026~1—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Once Human
25kUp 20%
The Burning Descent
0Down 100%

Once Human currently has 25,023 peak concurrent Steam players, while The Burning Descent has 0.

Discord members

Once Human
821.3kUp 5.4%
The Burning Descent
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Once Human currently has 821,313 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for The Burning Descent.

Reddit members

Once Human
121kUp 14%
The Burning Descent
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Once Human currently has 121,044 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for The Burning Descent.

Twitch viewers

Once Human
3.2kDown 50%
The Burning Descent
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Once Human currently has 3,205 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for The Burning Descent.

YouTube subscribers

Once Human
336kUp 3.1%
The Burning Descent
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Once Human currently has 336,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for The Burning Descent.

How these estimates are made

Once Human

Once Human is estimated to have 53k – 190k 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.

The Burning Descent

The Burning Descent is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 400 – 1k 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.

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