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Realms of Despair
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Ark: Survival Evolved

Direct comparison between Realms of Despair and Ark: Survival Evolved. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

Realms of Despair status is active.

Status

Active

Ark: Survival Evolved status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~40

We estimate that Realms of Despair has currently around 40 players daily.

Realms of Despair is a text-based MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) that launched in 1994 and is one of the oldest online fantasy RPGs still in operation. These games have a small, resilient core player base but see very low daily activity by modern standards, especially given its age and niche appeal. MUD communities are typically in the dozens after nearly 30 years online.

Estimated Daily Players

~35 thousand

We estimate that Ark: Survival Evolved has currently around 35k players daily.

Ark: Survival Evolved is a popular survival sandbox game released in 2017 and available on nearly all platforms. Its peak was several years ago, but it maintains a stable community thanks to official and community servers, modding, and occasional event content. While numbers have declined since launch, the game still sees tens of thousands of daily players across PC and consoles, especially due to its ongoing updates and active mod scene. However, it is not an MMO as it does not feature a single, large-scale persistent world—servers are capped and players are sharded.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between Realms of Despair and Ark: Survival Evolved. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for Realms of Despair

MonthSocial ScoreChange
No data
No data

Social score for Ark: Survival Evolved

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~29.6k48.1%
August 2025~20k59.9%
July 2025~50k35.1%
February 2025~77k4.0%
January 2025~80.2k

Game Age

Age

31 years ago

Realms of Despair was released in December 1994 (31 years ago).

Age

8 years ago

Ark: Survival Evolved was released in August 2017 (8 years ago).

Platforms

Realms of Despair is available on 3 platforms.

Ark: Survival Evolved is available on 9 platforms.

Player Perspectives

Realms of Despair offers 1 player perspective.

Ark: Survival Evolved offers 3 player perspectives.

Developers

Ark: Survival Evolved has 1 developer.

Publishers

Ark: Survival Evolved has 3 publishers.

Categories

Realms of Despair has 2 categories.

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