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Realms of Despair
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New World

Direct comparison between Realms of Despair and New World. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

Realms of Despair status is active.

Status

Active

New World 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 New World has currently around 35k players daily.

New World, launched by Amazon Game Studios in September 2021, saw a massive player base at launch but has since experienced typical post-launch decline. As an MMORPG with ongoing updates and a moderate community, it is likely to have around 30,000–40,000 daily active players as of 2024—primarily based on Steam charts and genre performance trends.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between Realms of Despair and New World. 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 New World

MonthSocial ScoreChange
April 2026~7.4k20.8%
March 2026~9.4k32.4%
February 2026~7.1k24.3%
January 2026~9.3k18.8%
December 2025~11.5k

Game Age

Age

31 years ago

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

Age

5 years ago

New World was released in September 2021 (5 years ago).

Platforms

Realms of Despair is available on 3 platforms.

New World is available on 1 platform.

Player Perspectives

Realms of Despair offers 1 player perspective.

New World offers 1 player perspective.

Developers

Publishers

New World has 1 publisher.

Categories

Realms of Despair has 2 categories.

New World has 4 categories.

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