Head to head

A Tale in the Desert vs Rules of Survival

A Tale in the Desert

Released

~29 daily · 7 – 86

Last measured Nov 14, 2026

Rules of Survival

Released

~210 daily · 48 – 610

Last measured Nov 14, 2026

VerdictRules of Survival has ~7.2× A Tale in the Desert's daily players (~210 vs ~29, as of Nov 14, 2026). Their estimated ranges overlap, so the gap is uncertain.

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

Released

February 2003 · 24 years ago

November 2017 · 9 years ago

Est. daily players

~297 – 86Low confidence · Last measured Nov 14, 2026

~21048 – 61013% this weekLow confidence · Last measured Nov 14, 2026

Available on

Linux
macOS
Windows

Android
iOS
Windows

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Third Person

Player activity

Estimated daily players (central estimate) for both games.

A Tale in the DesertRules of Survival

Monthly history: Collecting data since Nov 5, 2026. The table appears once there are two calendar months to compare.

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side. Collected since Nov 5, 2026.

Reddit members

A Tale in the Desert: 187
Rules of Survival: 7.6kUp 0.2% past week

Rules of Survival currently has about 41× as many subreddit members as A Tale in the Desert — 7,585 vs 187.

YouTube subscribers

A Tale in the Desert: 26
Rules of Survival: 2

A Tale in the Desert currently has about 13× as many YouTube subscribers as Rules of Survival — 26 vs 2.

Steam concurrent players

A Tale in the Desert: —
Rules of Survival: 1

Rules of Survival currently has 1 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for A Tale in the Desert.

Discord members

A Tale in the Desert: —
Rules of Survival: 52kUp 1.9% past week

Rules of Survival currently has 51,951 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for A Tale in the Desert.

Twitch viewers

A Tale in the Desert: —
Rules of Survival: 6Up 200% past week

Rules of Survival currently has 6 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for A Tale in the Desert.

How these estimates are made

A Tale in the Desert

We estimate that about 29 people play A Tale in the Desert on a typical day (most likely between 7 and 86), based on data from Nov 14, 2026. Around 13,000 accounts (between 4,500 and 30,000) have played it at some point. A Tale in the Desert publishes no Steam player data, so the estimate is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. Confidence: low — a community-size model, not a measurement.

Rules of Survival

We estimate that about 210 people play Rules of Survival on a typical day (most likely between 48 and 610), based on data from Nov 14, 2026. Around 180,000 accounts (between 140,000 and 230,000) have played it at some point. Rules of Survival is on Steam, but Steam covers only part of its players, so the estimate also draws on the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. Confidence: low — a community-size model, not a measurement.

How we estimate