Hide the Boys vs [Demon Slayer]Merge Anime Defender
[Demon Slayer]Merge Anime Defender currently leads with 458 concurrent players against 256, a 1.8× advantage. On all-time peak the record belongs to [Demon Slayer]Merge Anime Defender at 756 concurrent players, versus 754. Lifetime, Hide the Boys has more visits (34.2M vs 600.8K). Full side-by-side history for Hide the Boys and [Demon Slayer]Merge Anime Defender is charted above.
Hide the Boys
256
playing now
347 24h peak · 34.2M visits
VS
[Demon Slayer]Merge Anime Defender
458
playing now
756 24h peak · 600.8K visits
Player count history
Hide the Boys[Demon Slayer]Merge Anime Defender
Head to head
| Metric | Hide the Boys | [Demon Slayer]Merge Anime Defender | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing now | 256 | 458 | 202 (1.8×) |
| 24h peak | 347 | 756 | 409 (2.2×) |
| 24h average | 220 | 506 | 286 (2.3×) |
| 7-day peak | 754 | 756 | 2 |
| 7-day average | 338 | 259 | 79 |
| 30-day peak | 754 | 756 | 2 |
| All-time peak | 754 | 756 | 2 |
| 24h change | ▼ 28.3% | ▲ 94.6% | — |
| 7d change | — | — | — |
| Total visits | 34.2M | 600.8K | 33.6M (56.9×) |
| Visits (24h) | 43K | 44.4K | 1.4K |
| Visits (7d) | 168K | 113.6K | 54.4K |
| Favorites | 186.3K | 2.2K | 184.1K (83.6×) |
| Rating | 78.3% | 98.2% | — |
| Global rank (players) | #2,462 | #2,007 | of 4,574 |
| Trending score | -76.8 | 235.9 | — |
| Created | Oct 18, 2025 | May 28, 2026 | — |
| Genre | Strategy | Strategy | — |
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 — 4 days for Hide the Boys, 5 for [Demon Slayer]Merge Anime Defender.