Roll20's Quarter 1 2016 data analytics report has just arrived in my inbox, so, as always, it's stats time again! Not surprisingly, D&D 5th Edition remains the most-played system on the virtual tabletop (35.44% of all games, increasing by 4.05%), while Pathfinder, D&D 3.5 and D&D 4E all decreased slightly - but only by a single percent or so each.
Additional analysis from The Orr Group:
The report's data is pulled form two locations within Roll20 member profiles. Player numbers are drawn from the “Enjoys Playing” and “Seeks Group For” sections, while Game numbers come from the “My Campaigns” section. The percentages can total more than 100%, particularly Player numbers, since each player will list their interest in multiple games. The report is meant to be a representative sample, and the game listings are curated by Roll20 staff. There is a more detailed explanation of the methodology here.
Up above are the quick stats, but below you'll find the detailed stats.
Additional analysis from The Orr Group:
- Star Wars Systems: We saw an uptick in Star Wars systems this quarter, with 266 more games and 963 more players than last quarter. We suspect this increase was influenced by RollPlay’s recent Star Wars one-shots on Twitch and YouTube ("Age of Rebellion" in December and "Balance of Power" in March).
- World of Darkness: World of Darkness also performed well, with 143 more games and 757 more players. We hope this is due to our user base enjoying Roll20’s new Mage campaign!
- Mouse Guard: Mouse Guard RPG games have doubled since Q4 of 2015, which we attribute to both the release of the second edition of Mouse Guard, as well as Roll20’s own one-shot of the game in January.
- Increase in Non-English Games: Roll20 is continuing our efforts to make our site more accessible for non-English speakers. We were glad to see enough activity in foreign-language games Tormenta (Brazilian) and Chroniques Oubliées (French) to validate adding these titles to the Orr Group Industry Report. We’ll continue tracking these going forward.
- Increase in Smaller Games: There are a few more new titles in this quarter’s report, which we gave special recognition due to increased activity in their game-specific character sheets. All Flesh Must Be Eaten is a survival horror game, while Paranoia is a darkly humorous dystopian RPG. It’s great to see more indie RPGs being used on Roll20!
- Kickstarter Games: Tavern Tales is a recently-funded Kickstarter RPG that is currently in open beta. We’re happy to see people have begun playing this new indie game on Roll20!
The report's data is pulled form two locations within Roll20 member profiles. Player numbers are drawn from the “Enjoys Playing” and “Seeks Group For” sections, while Game numbers come from the “My Campaigns” section. The percentages can total more than 100%, particularly Player numbers, since each player will list their interest in multiple games. The report is meant to be a representative sample, and the game listings are curated by Roll20 staff. There is a more detailed explanation of the methodology here.
Up above are the quick stats, but below you'll find the detailed stats.
