Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] vs The Portal [MMORPG]
The Portal [MMORPG] currently leads with 954 concurrent players against 629, a 1.5× advantage. On all-time peak the record belongs to Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] at 1,868 concurrent players, versus 1,572. Momentum favours The Portal [MMORPG]: -11.0% week over week versus -26.0% for Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE]. Lifetime, Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] has more visits (29.5M vs 1.1M). Full side-by-side history for Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] and The Portal [MMORPG] is charted above.
Player count history
Head to head
| Metric | Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] | The Portal [MMORPG] | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing now | 629 | 954 | 325 (1.5×) |
| 24h peak | 669 | 1,253 | 584 (1.9×) |
| 24h average | 570 | 1,039 | 469 (1.8×) |
| 7-day peak | 1,501 | 1,427 | 74 |
| 7-day average | 881 | 1,103 | 222 |
| 30-day peak | 1,868 | 1,427 | 441 |
| All-time peak | 1,868 | 1,572 | 296 |
| 24h change | ▼ 5.9% | ▲ 1.7% | — |
| 7d change | ▼ 26.0% | ▼ 11.0% | — |
| Total visits | 29.5M | 1.1M | 28.4M (26.9×) |
| Visits (24h) | 82.9K | 21.1K | 61.8K (3.9×) |
| Visits (7d) | 911.9K | 168.2K | 743.7K (5.4×) |
| Favorites | 163.9K | 55K | 108.9K (3.0×) |
| Rating | 83.8% | 89.2% | — |
| Global rank (players) | #1,871 | #1,485 | of 7,662 |
| Trending score | -94.9 | -17.1 | — |
| Created | Jan 31, 2021 | Dec 14, 2025 | — |
| Genre | Survival | RPG | — |
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 — 12 days for Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE], 12 for The Portal [MMORPG].