Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Black Mesa is currently the more played game: 645 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 603 for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen — a similar number of players. Black Mesa also has the better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 88%. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is currently 84% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Black Mesa leads 8 of 8.
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| Metric | Black Mesa | Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 645 | 603 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,017 | 722 |
| 7-day average | 604 | 480 |
| 30-day average | 642 | 510 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,038 | 744 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 86% positive |
| Total reviews | 143,906 | 48,835 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 6, 2020 | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Price | $19.99 | $4.79 (−84%) |
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Black Mesa currently has more players: 645 concurrent players on Steam vs 603 for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Black Mesa averaged 642 concurrent players and Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen averaged 510. By that measure Black Mesa is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Black Mesa rates higher: 95% positive across 143,906 reviews vs 88% across 48,835 for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Black Mesa has the larger player base right now (645 vs 603 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.