Head to head
Second Life vs The Sandbox
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- macOS
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Second Life
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~8.5k | Up 0.3% |
| August 2026 | ~8.5k | Up 0.2% |
| July 2026 | ~8.4k | — |
The Sandbox
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~71.5k | |
| August 2026 | ~71.5k | Down 0.1% |
| July 2026 | ~71.6k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Reddit members
- Second Life
- 25.7kUp 0.8%
- The Sandbox
- 17.4k
Second Life currently has about 1.5× as many subreddit members as The Sandbox — 25,663 vs 17,415.
YouTube subscribers
- Second Life
- 59.2kUp 0.2%
- The Sandbox
- 154k
The Sandbox currently has about 2.6× as many YouTube subscribers as Second Life — 154,000 vs 59,200.
Discord members
- Second Life
- —
- The Sandbox
- 255.6kDown 0.4%
The Sandbox currently has 255,578 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Second Life.
Twitch viewers
- Second Life
- —
- The Sandbox
- 0
The Sandbox currently has 0 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Second Life.
How these estimates are made
Second Life
Second Life is estimated to have 63 – 29k players a day. Around 28k – 3m accounts have played it in total. No Steam data is published for this game, so the range is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. It is a rough band rather than a measurement.
The Sandbox
The Sandbox is estimated to have 76 – 35k players a day. Around 28k – 3m accounts have played it in total. No Steam data is published for this game, so the range is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. It is a rough band rather than a measurement.