Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] vs [UPD 2] Merge Defense
[UPD 2] Merge Defense currently leads with 2,165 concurrent players against 762, a 2.8× advantage. On all-time peak the record belongs to [UPD 2] Merge Defense at 3,045 concurrent players, versus 1,868. Lifetime, Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] has more visits (29.7M vs 644.5K). Full side-by-side history for Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] and [UPD 2] Merge Defense is charted above.
Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE]
762
playing now
730 24h peak · 29.7M visits
VS
[🔥UPD 2] Merge Defense
2,165
playing now
2,702 24h peak · 644.5K visits
Player count history
Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE][UPD 2] Merge Defense
Head to head
| Metric | Lurking Giants [BACKROOMS UPDATE] | [UPD 2] Merge Defense | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing now | 762 | 2,165 | 1,403 (2.8×) |
| 24h peak | 730 | 2,702 | 1,972 (3.7×) |
| 24h average | 622 | 2,209 | 1,587 (3.6×) |
| 7-day peak | 1,411 | 3,029 | 1,618 (2.1×) |
| 7-day average | 715 | 1,331 | 616 (1.9×) |
| 30-day peak | 1,868 | 3,029 | 1,161 (1.6×) |
| All-time peak | 1,868 | 3,045 | 1,177 (1.6×) |
| 24h change | ▲ 7.4% | ▲ 12.6% | — |
| 7d change | ▼ 40.4% | — | — |
| Total visits | 29.7M | 644.5K | 29M (46.0×) |
| Visits (24h) | 86.4K | 161.2K | 74.9K (1.9×) |
| Visits (7d) | 758.4K | 505.8K | 252.6K |
| Favorites | 164.4K | 36K | 128.4K (4.6×) |
| Rating | 83.8% | 96.6% | — |
| Global rank (players) | #1,885 | #939 | of 8,284 |
| Trending score | -35.2 | 216.7 | — |
| Created | Jan 31, 2021 | Jun 21, 2026 | — |
| Genre | Survival | Strategy | — |
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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], 7 for [UPD 2] Merge Defense.