Weekly digest
This Week in MMOs — August 24–30, 2026
2026-08-24 → 2026-08-30. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palia | 2.9K | 5.9K | +105% |
| NosTale | 143 | 275 | +92% |
| Wakfu | 107 | 202 | +89% |
| Guild Wars Reforged | 261 | 443 | +70% |
| Once Human | 11K | 18K | +68% |
📉 Fallers this week
| Game | Prior week (avg) | This week (avg) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars Reach | 156 | 86 | -45% |
| MapleStory | 8.6K | 7K | -19% |
| Mabinogi | 449 | 374 | -17% |
| Mortal Online 2 | 502 | 422 | -16% |
| SpiritVale | 11K | 11K | -5% |
🗓️ Release-schedule changes
No release-schedule changes were recorded this week.
🚀 Confirmed in the next two weeks
- Albion Online — Dragonfire update · Major Update · August 31, 2026
📰 Headlines
- Stars Reach's latest hotfix addresses lost homesteads, marketplace listing bugs, and stability · MassivelyOP · Stars Reach
- The Next Era Starts Here · Entropia Universe · Steam · Entropia Universe
- [30/08 - 01/09] A Champion Offer · NosTale · Steam · NosTale
- The Quinfall - Patch v1.2.0.3 · The Quinfall · Steam · The Quinfall
- [8/31 Official Live Stream]High Difficulty battle Event! · Toram Online · Steam · Toram Online
- Star Trek Online promises to showcase the future of the MMORPG on September 8 · MassivelyOP · Star Trek Online
- Guild Wars 2 shares a sizzle reel for Code of Creation's new raid and convergence rewards · MassivelyOP · Guild Wars 2
- A Reddit mod used AI to hack a Star Wars Galaxies emulator over a 14-year-old grudge · MassivelyOP · Star Wars Galaxies
- Project Ascension World of Warcraft emulator is shutting down following apparent Blizzard lawsuit settlement · MassivelyOP · World of Warcraft
- Get Ready for the Triple Jackpot Event! · NosTale · Steam · NosTale
- Patch Notes #144 - Farmageddon · Fantasy Online 2 · Steam · Fantasy Online 2
- The Stream Team: Carnival capers in AdventureQuest 3D · MassivelyOP · AdventureQuest 3D
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