Head to head

Population Zero vs Viking Rise

Population Zero

Live

Viking Rise

Live

2k – 7k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

May 2020 · 6 years ago

March 2023 · 4 years ago

Daily players

No population data

2k – 7k

Estimated players

221

69.3k0.2%

Available on

Windows

Windows
Android
iOS

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Population ZeroViking Rise

Population Zero

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~221
August 2026	~221	Up 9.4%
July 2026	~202	—

Viking Rise

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
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.

YouTube subscribers

Population Zero: 1k
Viking Rise: 112kUp 0.9%

Viking Rise currently has about 108× as many YouTube subscribers as Population Zero — 112,000 vs 1,040.

Steam concurrent players

Population Zero: —
Viking Rise: 789Up 13%

Viking Rise currently has 789 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Population Zero.

Discord members

Population Zero: —
Viking Rise: 263.2k

Viking Rise currently has 263,151 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Population Zero.

Twitch viewers

Population Zero: —
Viking Rise: 6Down 98%

Viking Rise currently has 6 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Population Zero.

How these estimates are made

Population Zero

Population Zero is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 32k – 82k 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 – 71k 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.