Restaurant Tycoon vs HWT 1996-1997 - MJ
HWT 1996-1997 - MJ currently leads with 26 concurrent players against 17, a 1.5× advantage. On all-time peak the record belongs to HWT 1996-1997 - MJ at 72 concurrent players, versus 42. Momentum favours HWT 1996-1997 - MJ: +6.9% week over week versus -5.0% for Restaurant Tycoon. Lifetime, Restaurant Tycoon has more visits (403.8M vs 2M). Full side-by-side history for Restaurant Tycoon and HWT 1996-1997 - MJ is charted above.
Restaurant Tycoon
17
playing now
31 24h peak · 403.8M visits
VS
HWT 1996-1997 - MJ
26
playing now
45 24h peak · 2M visits
Player count history
Restaurant TycoonHWT 1996-1997 - MJ
Head to head
| Metric | Restaurant Tycoon | HWT 1996-1997 - MJ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing now | 17 | 26 | 9 (1.5×) |
| 24h peak | 31 | 45 | 14 |
| 24h average | 17 | 32 | 15 (1.9×) |
| 7-day peak | 39 | 63 | 24 (1.6×) |
| 7-day average | 19 | 31 | 12 (1.6×) |
| 30-day peak | 39 | 63 | 24 (1.6×) |
| All-time peak | 42 | 72 | 30 (1.7×) |
| 24h change | ▲ 0.0% | ▲ 10.3% | — |
| 7d change | ▼ 5.0% | ▲ 6.9% | — |
| Total visits | 403.8M | 2M | 401.8M (201.4×) |
| Visits (24h) | 2.3K | 8K | 5.7K (3.5×) |
| Visits (7d) | 18K | 55.1K | 37.1K (3.1×) |
| Favorites | 2.7M | 9.7K | 2.7M (281.7×) |
| Rating | 92.8% | 94.6% | — |
| Global rank (players) | #4,901 | #4,700 | of 7,707 |
| Trending score | -6.5 | 2.9 | — |
| Created | Apr 27, 2017 | Nov 8, 2025 | — |
| Genre | Simulation | Entertainment | — |
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 Restaurant Tycoon, 11 for HWT 1996-1997 - MJ.