Head to head

Once Human vs The Lord of the Rings Online

Once Human

Live

79k – 280k daily

The Lord of the Rings Online

Live

4k – 14k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

July 2024 · 2 years ago

April 2007 · 20 years ago

Daily players

79k – 280k

4k – 14k

Estimated players

344.5k3.7%

22.6k0.7%

Available on

Windows
Android
iOS
PlayStation

Windows
macOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Once HumanThe Lord of the Rings Online

Once Human

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
November 2026	~344.3k	Up 5.4%
October 2026	~326.7k	Up 4.3%
September 2026	~313.1k	Up 6.3%
August 2026	~294.7k	Up 0.7%
July 2026	~292.5k	—

The Lord of the Rings Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
November 2026	~22.4k	Up 3.8%
October 2026	~21.6k	Up 2.1%
September 2026	~21.1k	Up 0.6%
August 2026	~21k	Up 1.4%
July 2026	~20.7k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Once Human: 31.4kUp 46%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 1.1kDown 22%

Once Human currently has about 29× as many peak concurrent Steam players as The Lord of the Rings Online — 31,434 vs 1,075.

Discord members

Once Human: 836.9kUp 1.1%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 24.1kUp 0.5%

Once Human currently has about 35× as many Discord members as The Lord of the Rings Online — 836,895 vs 24,058.

Reddit members

Once Human: 136.4kUp 5.5%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 88.4kUp 0.9%

Once Human currently has about 1.5× as many subreddit members as The Lord of the Rings Online — 136,353 vs 88,370.

Twitch viewers

Once Human: 3.8kDown 19%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 66Down 57%

Once Human currently has about 58× as many live Twitch viewers as The Lord of the Rings Online — 3,824 vs 66.

YouTube subscribers

Once Human: 339kUp 0.6%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 25.5kUp 1.2%

Once Human currently has about 13× as many YouTube subscribers as The Lord of the Rings Online — 339,000 vs 25,500.

How these estimates are made

Once Human

Once Human is estimated to have 79k – 280k players a day. Around 3m – 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 Lord of the Rings Online

The Lord of the Rings Online is estimated to have 4k – 14k players a day. Around 410k – 1m 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.