Head to head

Once Human vs The Lord of the Rings Online

Once Human

Live

43k – 150k daily

The Lord of the Rings Online

Live

4k – 13k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

July 2024 · 2 years ago

April 2007 · 19 years ago

Daily players

43k – 150k

4k – 13k

Estimated players

302.8k2.9%

21.6k2.8%

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
August 2026	~297.2k	Up 1.6%
July 2026	~292.5k	—

The Lord of the Rings Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~21k	Up 1.5%
July 2026	~20.7k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Once Human: 16.8kUp 8.0%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 1kDown 10%

Once Human currently has about 16× as many peak concurrent Steam players as The Lord of the Rings Online — 16,753 vs 1,028.

Discord members

Once Human: 776.3k
The Lord of the Rings Online: 23.4kUp 0.2%

Once Human currently has about 33× as many Discord members as The Lord of the Rings Online — 776,320 vs 23,437.

Reddit members

Once Human: 103.5kUp 0.5%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 86kUp 0.2%

Once Human currently has about 1.2× as many subreddit members as The Lord of the Rings Online — 103,537 vs 85,964.

Twitch viewers

Once Human: 1.6kDown 45%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 93Down 49%

Once Human currently has about 17× as many live Twitch viewers as The Lord of the Rings Online — 1,585 vs 93.

YouTube subscribers

Once Human: 325k
The Lord of the Rings Online: 24.9kUp 0.4%

Once Human currently has about 13× as many YouTube subscribers as The Lord of the Rings Online — 325,000 vs 24,900.

How these estimates are made

Once Human

Once Human is estimated to have 43k – 150k 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 Lord of the Rings Online

The Lord of the Rings Online is estimated to have 4k – 13k 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.