Head to head

Shadow Arena vs Viking Rise

Shadow Arena

Live

Viking Rise

Live

2k – 7k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

May 2020 · 6 years ago

March 2023 · 3 years ago

Daily players

No population data

2k – 7k

Estimated players

751

68.9k

Available on

Windows

Windows
Android
iOS

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Shadow ArenaViking Rise

Shadow Arena

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~751	Up 14%
July 2026	~661	—

Viking Rise

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~68.9k	Up 15%
July 2026	~59.7k	—

Community breakdown

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

YouTube subscribers

Shadow Arena: 2.1k
Viking Rise: 111k

Viking Rise currently has about 53× as many YouTube subscribers as Shadow Arena — 111,000 vs 2,090.

Steam concurrent players

Shadow Arena: —
Viking Rise: 653Down 13%

Viking Rise currently has 653 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Shadow Arena.

Discord members

Shadow Arena: —
Viking Rise: 263.3k

Viking Rise currently has 263,269 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Shadow Arena.

Twitch viewers

Shadow Arena: —
Viking Rise: 3Up 200%

Viking Rise currently has 3 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Shadow Arena.

How these estimates are made

Shadow Arena

Shadow Arena is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 120k – 300k 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.

Viking Rise

Viking Rise is estimated to have 2k – 7k players a day. Around 27k – 70k 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.