Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] vs [ UPD 1] Hack the World
[ UPD 1] Hack the World currently leads with 870 concurrent players against 739. On all-time peak the record belongs to Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] at 1,868 concurrent players, versus 1,587. Momentum favours Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE]: -16.1% week over week versus -31.8% for [ UPD 1] Hack the World. Lifetime, Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] has more visits (29.4M vs 3.9M). Full side-by-side history for Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] and [ UPD 1] Hack the World is charted above.
Player count history
Head to head
| Metric | Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] | [ UPD 1] Hack the World | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing now | 739 | 870 | 131 |
| 24h peak | 856 | 921 | 65 |
| 24h average | 637 | 693 | 56 |
| 7-day peak | 1,501 | 1,454 | 47 |
| 7-day average | 997 | 765 | 232 |
| 30-day peak | 1,868 | 1,587 | 281 |
| All-time peak | 1,868 | 1,587 | 281 |
| 24h change | ▼ 16.5% | ▲ 18.9% | — |
| 7d change | ▼ 16.1% | ▼ 31.8% | — |
| Total visits | 29.4M | 3.9M | 25.5M (7.6×) |
| Visits (24h) | 92.2K | 84.8K | 7.3K |
| Visits (7d) | 1.1M | 699.8K | 353.9K (1.5×) |
| Favorites | 163.3K | 17K | 146.3K (9.6×) |
| Rating | 83.8% | 82.3% | — |
| Global rank (players) | #1,679 | #1,539 | of 7,060 |
| Trending score | -99.0 | -25.9 | — |
| Created | Jan 31, 2021 | Jun 8, 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 — 10 days for Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE], 10 for [ UPD 1] Hack the World.