Head to head

Palworld vs Viking Rise

Palworld

Live

110k – 370k daily

Viking Rise

Live

2k – 7k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

July 2026 · 4 months ago

March 2023 · 4 years ago

Daily players

110k – 370k

2k – 7k

Estimated players

332.1k1.3%

69.1k1.3%

Available on

Windows
Xbox
macOS
PlayStation

Windows
Android
iOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

PalworldViking Rise

Palworld

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
November 2026	~323.8k	Down 2.3%
October 2026	~331.5k	Down 5.8%
September 2026	~352k	Down 21%
August 2026	~446.2k	Down 7.6%
July 2026	~483.1k	—

Viking Rise

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
November 2026	~69k	Down 0.6%
October 2026	~69.4k	Up 0.3%
September 2026	~69.2k	Up 0.4%
August 2026	~68.9k	Up 15%
July 2026	~59.7k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Palworld: 26.8kDown 62%
Viking Rise: 859Down 5.6%

Palworld currently has about 31× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Viking Rise — 26,829 vs 859.

Discord members

Palworld: 312.6kDown 1.0%
Viking Rise: 259.5kDown 1.5%

Palworld currently has about 1.2× as many Discord members as Viking Rise — 312,595 vs 259,541.

Reddit members

Palworld: 908.3kUp 0.6%
Viking Rise: —

Palworld currently has 908,257 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Viking Rise.

Twitch viewers

Palworld: 419Down 55%
Viking Rise: 59Down 70%

Palworld currently has about 7.1× as many live Twitch viewers as Viking Rise — 419 vs 59.

YouTube subscribers

Palworld: 614k
Viking Rise: 114kUp 0.9%

Palworld currently has about 5.4× as many YouTube subscribers as Viking Rise — 614,000 vs 114,000.

How these estimates are made

Palworld

Palworld is estimated to have 110k – 370k players a day. Around 6m – 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.

Viking Rise

Viking Rise is estimated to have 2k – 7k players a day. Around 28k – 72k 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.