Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] vs Merge a Black Hole
Merge a Black Hole currently leads with 1,489 concurrent players against 790, a 1.9× advantage. On all-time peak the record belongs to Merge a Black Hole at 4,500 concurrent players, versus 1,868. Momentum favours Merge a Black Hole: -19.9% week over week versus -40.8% for Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE]. Lifetime, Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] has more visits (29.7M vs 13.6M). Full side-by-side history for Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] and Merge a Black Hole is charted above.
Player count history
Head to head
| Metric | Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] | Merge a Black Hole | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing now | 790 | 1,489 | 699 (1.9×) |
| 24h peak | 790 | 2,918 | 2,128 (3.7×) |
| 24h average | 639 | 1,559 | 920 (2.4×) |
| 7-day peak | 1,350 | 2,918 | 1,568 (2.2×) |
| 7-day average | 710 | 1,257 | 547 (1.8×) |
| 30-day peak | 1,868 | 2,918 | 1,050 (1.6×) |
| All-time peak | 1,868 | 4,500 | 2,632 (2.4×) |
| 24h change | ▲ 9.4% | ▲ 42.9% | — |
| 7d change | ▼ 40.8% | ▼ 19.9% | — |
| Total visits | 29.7M | 13.6M | 16M (2.2×) |
| Visits (24h) | 86.9K | 91.1K | 4.1K |
| Visits (7d) | 749.2K | 773.6K | 24.4K |
| Favorites | 164.4K | 43.6K | 120.8K (3.8×) |
| Rating | 83.8% | 94.7% | — |
| Global rank (players) | #1,742 | #1,169 | of 8,283 |
| Trending score | -27.2 | 75.3 | — |
| Created | Jan 31, 2021 | Jun 11, 2026 | — |
| Genre | Survival | Simulation | — |
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 — 13 days for Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE], 13 for Merge a Black Hole.