Weekly digest
This Week in MMOs — August 17–23, 2026
2026-08-17 → 2026-08-23. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabinogi | 395 | 449 | +14% |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic | 2.2K | 2.4K | +9% |
| DC Universe Online | 286 | 312 | +9% |
| Project: Gorgon | 223 | 242 | +9% |
| Elsword | 139 | 151 | +9% |
📉 Fallers this week
| Game | Prior week (avg) | This week (avg) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fellowship | 329 | 245 | -26% |
| Tower of Fantasy | 171 | 144 | -16% |
| Myth of Empires | 558 | 477 | -15% |
| Old School RuneScape | 1.3K | 1.1K | -15% |
| Destiny 2 | 20K | 17K | -14% |
🗓️ Release-schedule changes
No release-schedule changes were recorded this week.
🚀 Confirmed in the next two weeks
- EverQuest — Lethar (Time-Locked Expansion server) · Fresh Server · August 26, 2026
- Albion Online — Dragonfire update · Major Update · August 31, 2026
📰 Headlines
- The MOP Up: Profane puts out a new rolling roadmap · MassivelyOP · Profane
- [8/24 Official Live Stream] A Challenge from Megiston! · Toram Online · Steam · Toram Online
- Smithing Rework and Abandoned Dwarven Mine Outpost · Winds of Valen · Steam · Winds of Valen
- Palia's Fall's Faire promises new quests and stories next week – and a new adventure zone in the future · MassivelyOP · Palia
- Stars Reach puts out a hotfix that attacks a wide list of bugs and issues · MassivelyOP · Stars Reach
- REIGNITED Twitch Drops are now Live! · Blade & Soul NEO · Steam · Blade & Soul NEO
- Pax Dei Details Next Update, R48, With New Content and QoL Improvements, Plus a Hint at Future Development · MMORPG.com · Pax Dei
- Betawatch: Stars Reach hits early access stumbles and Guild Wars 3 outlines its Kodan details · MassivelyOP · Guild Wars 3
- Early Access Hotfix 8.4.3 · Stars Reach · Steam · Stars Reach
- Monsters & Memories Shares New Shaman and Inquisitor Class Deep Dives · MMORPG.com · Monsters & Memories
- Vindictus adds 28th hero Lumielle, a half-elf ranger, with its newest patch · MassivelyOP · Vindictus
- Final Fantasy XIV celebrates its 13th birthday when the The Rising returns on August 27 · MassivelyOP · Final Fantasy XIV
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