LiveMarch 2011 · 15 years ago

Rift

3.5kestimated players0.3% this week

550 – 2k daily players

Rift (previously known as Rift: Planes of Telara) is a fantasy free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Trion Worlds. Rift takes place within the fantasy world of Telara. The game was released in March 2011. Two competing factions composed of a selection of races and classes battle each other; as well as the enemies who emerge from dynamic rifts.

Rift is estimated to have 550 – 2k players a day. Around 230k – 580k 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.

Player stats

Steam players today

190

Peak concurrent players on Steam today. Other platforms and launchers are not counted.

Estimated daily players

550 – 1.9 thousand

How many people we think play Rift on a given day.

Estimated total players

230 thousand – 580 thousand

How many accounts we think have played Rift at some point.

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~3.5k
July 2026	~3.5k	—

Community activity

Daily Rift community data tracked across Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube.

Steam concurrent players

74% positive · 11,625 reviews

190Down 1.6% past month

Rift recently drew 190 peak concurrent players on Steam, below its tracked high of 240 set on Aug 2, 2026. Steam activity is down 1.6% over the past month. Players have posted 11,625 Steam reviews, 74% of them positive.

Reddit members

10.9kUp 0.3% past month

The Rift subreddit counts 10,892 members. Subreddit membership has held steady over the past month.

Twitch viewers

1 live streams

Rift recently drew 2 live viewers on Twitch across 1 streams; viewership peaked at 107 on Jul 30, 2026. Twitch viewership has held steady over the past week.

YouTube subscribers

11.4k

The official Rift YouTube channel has 11,400 subscribers. The subscriber count has held steady over the past week.

Trailer

Storyline

Telara is the focal point of the elemental Planes: Air, Fire, Water, Earth, Life, and Death—and one point where every one of these Planes intersect with each other. Each Plane is governed by a dragon-deity, a personification of that elemental force. Through the actions of the Dragon of Extinction, Regulos, the various dragons have united in an alliance known as the Blood Storm, for the purpose of invading Telara and gaining use of the intersection of all of their realms. In the past, the Blood Storm was defeated by the inhabitants of Telara with the help of the Vigil, the most powerful of the native gods. Regulos was cast out into the elemental Planes, while its five compatriots were trapped within Telara and chained beneath a ward designed to close Telara off from external threats. However, Regulos had recently gained entry to Telara, destroying the ward and causing rifts to open, feeding the strength of the trapped dragons and allowing their minds to enter in a bid to destroy Telara's defenders. Players take on the role of the Ascended, resurrected superhuman warriors tasked to defeat the forces of Regulos and cleanse Telara of the threat of the Storm forever.

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play Rift?

Rift has an estimated 550–1,900 daily players and roughly 230,000–580,000 accounts that have played it in total, as of August 2026. The range is derived from Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, not from server data, so actual numbers may differ.

Is Rift dead or still active?

No, Rift is not dead — it is live and playable, with an estimated 550–1,900 daily players as of August 2026.

How many players does Rift have on Steam?

Rift recently peaked at 190 concurrent players on Steam in a single day, and its highest tracked daily peak is 240. This only counts Steam — players on other launchers and platforms are not included.