Weekly digest
This Week in MMOs — September 14–20, 2026
2026-09-14 → 2026-09-20. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RuneScape: Dragonwilds | 2.3K | 9.8K | +319% |
| Dune: Awakening | 3.1K | 5.4K | +73% |
| Lost Ark | 4K | 5.1K | +26% |
| Tower of Fantasy | 238 | 260 | +9% |
| Ragnarok X: Next Generation | 154 | 163 | +6% |
📉 Fallers this week
| Game | Prior week (avg) | This week (avg) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpiritVale | 8.6K | 6.1K | -29% |
| Mortal Online 2 | 315 | 235 | -25% |
| Fellowship | 247 | 193 | -22% |
| Farever | 324 | 267 | -18% |
| Final Fantasy XIV | 17K | 14K | -18% |
🗓️ Release-schedule changes
No release-schedule changes were recorded this week.
🚀 Confirmed in the next two weeks
- Dune: Awakening — Console Launch (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S) · Launch · September 22, 2026
- Throne and Liberty — Colossus Vegamor update · Major Update · September 24, 2026
- Aion 2 — Advance Access (Founder's Packs) · Early Access · September 30, 2026
- Monsters & Memories — Early Access · Early Access · October 1, 2026
📰 Headlines
- 3.0.6 Bug Fixes (September 20) · Once Human · Steam · Once Human
- 🏴☠️ Talk Like a Pirate Day 2026 & Crypt of Mortis Finale! 💥 · AdventureQuest 3D · Steam · AdventureQuest 3D
- 🐶 A Lost Pup & Malicious Nulgath Power >:::) · AdventureQuest 3D · Steam · AdventureQuest 3D
- 3.0.6 Bug Fixes (September 19) · Once Human · Steam · Once Human
- Dune: Awakening - 1.5.3.1 Hotfix Patch Notes · Dune: Awakening · Steam · Dune: Awakening
- World of Warcraft follows up BlizzCon with WoW retail and Forever Q&A · MassivelyOP · World of Warcraft
- New Patch notice! · SpiritVale · Steam · SpiritVale
- [19/09 - 21/09] 40% Discount Off NosWheel Spins! · NosTale · Steam · NosTale
- CAMPFIRE CHECKPOINT: 19/09/2026 · Fellowship · Steam · Fellowship
- Launch Scale Test Comes to a Close: What's Next? · Aion 2 · Steam · Aion 2
- Patch Notes #146 - Molten Abyss · Fantasy Online 2 · Steam · Fantasy Online 2
- Betawatch: World of Warcraft Forever begins beta, Aniimo and RuneScape Dragonwilds leave early access · MassivelyOP · World of Warcraft
The monthly wrap-up, straight to your inbox
No spam, no sharing — your address is only ever used to send the monthly issue.