Head to head

Palworld vs Phantasy Star Online 2

Palworld

Live

660k – 2m daily

Phantasy Star Online 2

Live

3k – 9k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

July 2026 · 1 month ago

July 2012 · 14 years ago

Daily players

660k – 2m

3k – 9k

Estimated players

430.5k14%

14.4k0.5%

Available on

Windows
Xbox
macOS
PlayStation

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

PalworldPhantasy Star Online 2

Palworld

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~499.4k	Up 3.4%
July 2026	~483.1k	—

Phantasy Star Online 2

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~14.3k	Up 14%
July 2026	~12.6k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Palworld: 222.4kDown 44%
Phantasy Star Online 2: 1kDown 4.4%

Palworld currently has about 222× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Phantasy Star Online 2 — 222,360 vs 1,001.

Discord members

Palworld: 311.8kUp 1.2%
Phantasy Star Online 2: —

Palworld currently has 311,761 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Phantasy Star Online 2.

Reddit members

Palworld: 869.5kUp 1.3%
Phantasy Star Online 2: 69.1k

Palworld currently has about 13× as many subreddit members as Phantasy Star Online 2 — 869,474 vs 69,052.

Twitch viewers

Palworld: 6.8kDown 50%
Phantasy Star Online 2: —

Palworld currently has 6,816 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Phantasy Star Online 2.

YouTube subscribers

Palworld: 605kUp 0.7%
Phantasy Star Online 2: 44.7k

Palworld currently has about 14× as many YouTube subscribers as Phantasy Star Online 2 — 605,000 vs 44,700.

How these estimates are made

Palworld

Palworld is estimated to have 660k – 2m players a day. Around 5m – 14m 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.

Phantasy Star Online 2

Phantasy Star Online 2 is estimated to have 3k – 9k players a day. Around 430k – 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.