Head to head

Rec Room vs The Lord of the Rings Online

Rec Room

Live

430 – 2k daily

The Lord of the Rings Online

Live

5k – 17k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

June 2016 · 10 years ago

April 2007 · 19 years ago

Daily players

430 – 2k

5k – 17k

Estimated players

129.3k

21.5k1.5%

Available on

Windows
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Windows
macOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Rec RoomThe Lord of the Rings Online

Rec Room

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~128.1k	Down 0.5%
July 2026	~128.7k	—

The Lord of the Rings Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~21k	Up 1.4%
July 2026	~20.7k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Rec Room: 169Down 12%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 1.6kUp 14%

The Lord of the Rings Online currently has about 9.3× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Rec Room — 1,567 vs 169.

Discord members

Rec Room: 195.3kUp 0.5%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 23.7kUp 1.4%

Rec Room currently has about 8.3× as many Discord members as The Lord of the Rings Online — 195,348 vs 23,678.

Reddit members

Rec Room: 72.4kUp 0.8%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 86.7kUp 1.2%

The Lord of the Rings Online currently has about 1.2× as many subreddit members as Rec Room — 86,722 vs 72,400.

Twitch viewers

Rec Room: 3Down 57%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 179Down 26%

The Lord of the Rings Online currently has about 60× as many live Twitch viewers as Rec Room — 179 vs 3.

YouTube subscribers

Rec Room: 615kUp 0.3%
The Lord of the Rings Online: 24.9kUp 0.4%

Rec Room currently has about 25× as many YouTube subscribers as The Lord of the Rings Online — 615,000 vs 24,900.

How these estimates are made

Rec Room

Rec Room is estimated to have 430 – 2k players a day. Around 1m – 3m 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.

The Lord of the Rings Online

The Lord of the Rings Online is estimated to have 5k – 17k players a day. Around 410k – 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.