The Escape (Story) vs Word Connect
Word Connect currently leads with 726 concurrent players against 135, a 5.4× advantage. On all-time peak the record belongs to The Escape (Story) at 2,840 concurrent players, versus 754. Lifetime, The Escape (Story) has more visits (41.2M vs 2.3M). Full side-by-side history for The Escape (Story) and Word Connect is charted above.
The Escape (Story)
135
playing now
312 24h peak · 41.2M visits
VS
🧩 Word Connect
726
playing now
754 24h peak · 2.3M visits
Player count history
The Escape (Story)Word Connect
Head to head
| Metric | The Escape (Story) | Word Connect | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing now | 135 | 726 | 591 (5.4×) |
| 24h peak | 312 | 754 | 442 (2.4×) |
| 24h average | 192 | 557 | 365 (2.9×) |
| 7-day peak | 2,840 | 754 | 2,086 (3.8×) |
| 7-day average | 1,458 | 445 | 1,013 (3.3×) |
| 30-day peak | 2,840 | 754 | 2,086 (3.8×) |
| All-time peak | 2,840 | 754 | 2,086 (3.8×) |
| 24h change | ▼ 42.3% | ▲ 8.6% | — |
| 7d change | — | — | — |
| Total visits | 41.2M | 2.3M | 38.9M (17.8×) |
| Visits (24h) | 31K | 66.6K | 35.6K (2.1×) |
| Visits (7d) | 369.3K | 280K | 89.3K |
| Favorites | 1.1M | 9K | 1.1M (126.0×) |
| Rating | 86.0% | 92.9% | — |
| Global rank (players) | #2,839 | #1,589 | of 5,050 |
| Trending score | -196.8 | 65.6 | — |
| Created | Jul 20, 2020 | May 3, 2026 | — |
| Genre | Adventure | Puzzle | — |
Other comparisons
Both games are sampled on the same schedule and plotted on a shared time axis, so the comparison is like for like. Peaks, averages and growth come from RoVitals's own recorded history — 5 days for The Escape (Story), 6 for Word Connect.