Weekly digest
This Week in MMOs — July 20–26, 2026
2026-07-20 → 2026-07-26. Movers compare average Steam concurrent players this week against the week before; games under 150 average players are excluded. Generated automatically from daily tracking, the release tracker, and the news archive.
📈 Risers this week
| Game | Prior week (avg) | This week (avg) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where Winds Meet | 13K | 19K | +43% |
| Farever | 1.3K | 1.6K | +21% |
| EverQuest | 176 | 207 | +18% |
| Pax Dei | 613 | 712 | +16% |
| The Lord of the Rings Online | 750 | 839 | +12% |
📉 Fallers this week
| Game | Prior week (avg) | This week (avg) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fellowship | 2K | 1.3K | -34% |
| Mortal Online 2 | 1.3K | 1K | -20% |
| Lost Ark | 5K | 4.2K | -17% |
| Wizard101 | 388 | 326 | -16% |
| Soul Land: Awakening World | 967 | 835 | -14% |
🗓️ Release-schedule changes
- Ashes of Creation — Beta 1: announced → cancelled · Intrepid Studios closed permanently in February 2026; the beta will never happen. source
- Ghost (working title) — First Public Alpha: announced → cancelled · Fantastic Pixel Castle closed in November 2025; the alpha will never happen. source
🚀 Confirmed in the next two weeks
- EverQuest Legends — Launch · Launch · July 28, 2026
- Book of Travels — Online server shutdown · Sunset · July 31, 2026
📰 Headlines
- An 'Oopsie' Will Keep Camelot Unchained Servers Up Until August 3rd · MMORPG.com · Camelot Unchained
- Today Only: Level Boosts on Offer · Runes of Magic · Steam · Runes of Magic
- The MOP Up: Warframe recaps the reveals of TennoCon 2026 · MassivelyOP · Warframe
- This MapleStory-Inspired Indie MMORPG Moved Its Launch Date To Dodge MapleStory · MMORPG.com · MapleStory
- Ragnarok Origin Classic has launched in the Americas on PC and mobile · MassivelyOP · Ragnarok Origin Classic
- Make My MMO: Legends of Aria and The Guild are back, SpiritVale breaks 20K concurrent · MassivelyOP · SpiritVale
- Dungeons & Dragons accidentally unveiled a World of Warcraft collab ahead of schedule · MassivelyOP · World of Warcraft
- Yoshi-P's "huge list" of FF14 Evercold plans range from helping you through MSQ, to battling World of Warcraft's housing · Final Fantasy XIV · Steam · Final Fantasy XIV
- 【Live】 Lucky Draw & ”EX Arena” 11th Challenge! · Toram Online · Steam · Toram Online
- HEIDEL BALL PASS - Summer 2026, Heidel Ball by the Emerald Sea · Black Desert Online · Steam · Black Desert Online
- News about Auction House, Trade and Guild Storage. · SpiritVale · Steam · SpiritVale
- Only today in the Shop: Titanium Hammer Chests! · Runes of Magic · Steam · Runes of Magic
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