Weekly digest
This Week in MMOs — October 12–18, 2026
2026-10-12 → 2026-10-18. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC Universe Online | 298 | 488 | +64% |
| Dungeons & Dragons Online | 189 | 238 | +26% |
| MapleStory | 9.3K | 11K | +14% |
| Lost Ark | 4.3K | 4.8K | +12% |
| Star Resonance | 304 | 336 | +11% |
📉 Fallers this week
| Game | Prior week (avg) | This week (avg) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpiritVale | 1.7K | 1.1K | -33% |
| Fellowship | 257 | 182 | -29% |
| Farever | 571 | 419 | -27% |
| Final Fantasy XIV | 14K | 10K | -27% |
| Dune: Awakening | 11K | 8.7K | -23% |
🗓️ Release-schedule changes
No release-schedule changes were recorded this week.
🚀 Confirmed in the next two weeks
- ArcheAge Chronicles — Steam Next Fest Demo · Beta · October 19, 2026
- The Elder Scrolls Online — Season Two · Major Update · October 21, 2026
📰 Headlines
- The MOP Up: Jagex prepares to migrate all of its legacy RuneScape accounts · MassivelyOP · RuneScape
- Soulframe announces plans to enter an open testing phase as it readies its next pre-alpha build · MassivelyOP · Soulframe
- [0.34.2] · SpiritVale · Steam · SpiritVale
- A Letter from Producer Ham — Steam Next Fest Demo Details · ArcheAge Chronicles · Steam · ArcheAge Chronicles
- Inkwell's Note: Maplayer One · MapleStory · Steam · MapleStory
- AdventureQuest 3D releases a new cloth armor set and applies multiple class balance updates · MassivelyOP · AdventureQuest 3D
- Camelot Unchained refines its UI visuals and applies a long list of class balance changes · MassivelyOP · Camelot Unchained
- Stand Alone in Season Two’s Solo Dungeons · The Elder Scrolls Online · Steam · The Elder Scrolls Online
- World of Warcraft Forever beta patch makes sweeping changes to racials and classes · MassivelyOP · World of Warcraft
- [10/19 Official Live Stream]Crysta Present!? BeMMO Channel Gem Journey! · Toram Online · Steam · Toram Online
- Jackal launches on October 20th! · Wurm Online · Steam · Wurm Online
- Account Restrictions | 16 Oct (PDT) / 17 Oct (CEST) · Aion 2 · Steam · Aion 2
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