Trends

Not who's winning — who's being played. Share of community games over the last two years, smoothed across three months so a single busy week doesn't bounce the lines around. Rising & Falling compares the most recent six months (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026) with the six before them (Jul 2025 – Dec 2025); only entities with at least 10 games in both windows are eligible, so a one-off surge can't top the chart.

Ancient Ones

Each game faces exactly one Ancient One, so these shares add up to the whole table — this is the community's "boss of the month".

Rising

Ithaqua ▲ 3.3 pts
6.5% of recent games · n=26
Cthulhu ▲ 1.9 pts
9.3% of recent games · n=37
Hypnos ▲ 1.6 pts
5.8% of recent games · n=23
Shudde M'ell ▲ 1.4 pts
6.0% of recent games · n=24
Antediluvium ▲ 0.9 pts
5.8% of recent games · n=23

Falling

Syzygy ▼ 3.5 pts
4.5% of recent games · n=18
Atlach-Nacha ▼ 1.7 pts
4.8% of recent games · n=19
Yig ▼ 1.3 pts
6.5% of recent games · n=26
Hastur ▼ 1.2 pts
5.0% of recent games · n=20
Nyarlathotep ▼ 1.1 pts
5.8% of recent games · n=23

Ancient One play-share over time

Share of games facing each Ancient One, month by month (3-month average). Top picks by recent volume; hover to compare.

N= 398 HOW?

All Ancient Ones — now vs. before

Every Ancient One's share in the recent six months against the prior six. Click a header to sort.

N= 398
Ancient OneNowBeforeΔGames (recent)
Cthulhu 9.3% 7.4% +1.9% 37
Azathoth 8.0% 8.3% -0.2% 32
Shub-Niggurath 7.8% 8.5% -0.7% 31
Yog-Sothoth 7.8% 6.9% +0.9% 31
Ithaqua 6.5% 3.2% +3.3% 26
Yig 6.5% 7.8% -1.3% 26
Shudde M'ell 6.0% 4.6% +1.4% 24
Antediluvium 5.8% 4.8% +0.9% 23
Hypnos 5.8% 4.1% +1.6% 23
Rise of the Elder Things 5.8% 5.8% +0.0% 23
Nyarlathotep 5.8% 6.9% -1.1% 23
Abhoth 5.3% 5.5% -0.2% 21
Nephren-Ka 5.3% 5.5% -0.2% 21
Hastur 5.0% 6.2% -1.2% 20
Atlach-Nacha 4.8% 6.4% -1.7% 19
Syzygy 4.5% 8.1% -3.5% 18

Investigators

Favorite characters. Because every game fields a whole team, these are appearance rates — the share of games an investigator turns up in — so they don't add up to 100%.

Rising

"Skids" ▲ 7.5 pts
17.6% of recent games · n=70
George ▲ 6.6 pts
10.5% of recent games · n=42
Jacqueline ▲ 6.2 pts
18.3% of recent games · n=73
Trish ▲ 3.6 pts
13.1% of recent games · n=52
Silas ▲ 3.1 pts
9.3% of recent games · n=37

Falling

Ursula ▼ 4.5 pts
8.8% of recent games · n=35
Joe ▼ 4.3 pts
3.8% of recent games · n=15
Rita ▼ 3.7 pts
5.3% of recent games · n=21
Roland ▼ 3.5 pts
4.3% of recent games · n=17
Carson ▼ 3.4 pts
3.3% of recent games · n=13

Investigator appearance rate over time

Share of games featuring each investigator (3-month average). Top picks by recent volume; hover to compare.

N= 398 HOW?

All investigators — now vs. before

Every investigator's appearance rate in the recent six months against the prior six. Click a header to sort.

N= 398
InvestigatorNowBeforeΔGames (recent)
Lily 18.6% 15.6% +3.0% 74
Jacqueline 18.3% 12.2% +6.2% 73
"Skids" 17.6% 10.1% +7.5% 70
Charlie 15.6% 17.2% -1.7% 62
Trish 13.1% 9.4% +3.6% 52
Preston 12.8% 10.6% +2.2% 51
Akachi 11.8% 11.5% +0.3% 47
Diana 11.3% 10.1% +1.2% 45
Leo 11.3% 9.2% +2.1% 45
Pete 11.1% 8.3% +2.8% 44
Wendy 11.1% 12.6% -1.6% 44
George 10.5% 3.9% +6.6% 42
Daisy 10.1% 10.8% -0.8% 40
Monterey 10.1% 8.7% +1.3% 40
Rex 9.8% 6.9% +2.9% 39
Jenny 9.6% 11.7% -2.2% 38
Jim 9.3% 11.5% -2.2% 37
Mandy 9.3% 6.9% +2.4% 37
Mateo 9.3% 7.4% +1.9% 37
Norman 9.3% 12.6% -3.4% 37
Silas 9.3% 6.2% +3.1% 37
Michael 9.0% 8.5% +0.5% 36
Dexter 8.8% 7.8% +1.0% 35
Ursula 8.8% 13.3% -4.5% 35
Zoey 8.5% 9.2% -0.7% 34
Agnes 8.3% 8.5% -0.2% 33
Bob 8.0% 7.1% +0.9% 32
Gloria 8.0% 7.4% +0.7% 32
Kate 8.0% 9.4% -1.4% 32
Marie 8.0% 6.4% +1.6% 32
Mark 8.0% 9.9% -1.8% 32
Agatha 7.8% 11.0% -3.3% 31
Mary 7.8% 7.1% +0.7% 31
Darrell 7.0% 5.5% +1.5% 28
Luke 7.0% 8.1% -1.0% 28
Sefina 7.0% 5.1% +2.0% 28
Hank 6.8% 7.6% -0.8% 27
Minh 6.8% 8.5% -1.7% 27
Lola 6.5% 8.5% -2.0% 26
Patrice 6.5% 8.5% -2.0% 26
Daniela 6.0% 6.0% +0.1% 24
Rita 5.3% 9.0% -3.7% 21
William 4.8% 7.6% -2.8% 19
Amanda 4.5% 5.3% -0.8% 18
Calvin 4.3% 6.4% -2.2% 17
Roland 4.3% 7.8% -3.5% 17
Carolyn 4.0% 4.6% -0.6% 16
Tony 4.0% 6.7% -2.6% 16
Wilson 4.0% 5.5% -1.5% 16
Finn 3.8% 4.6% -0.8% 15
Joe 3.8% 8.1% -4.3% 15
Carson 3.3% 6.7% -3.4% 13
Harvey 3.3% 5.8% -2.5% 13
Vincent 3.3% 4.1% -0.9% 13
Tommy 2.8% 5.3% -2.5% 11

Expansions

Which boxes are on the table. Also appearance rates — most groups play with several expansions at once — so a near-saturated box like Forsaken Lore sits high and barely moves.

Rising

Masks of Nyarlathotep ▲ 3.5 pts
75.9% of recent games · n=302
Forsaken Lore ▲ 1.7 pts
93.5% of recent games · n=372
Cities in Ruin ▲ 1.7 pts
76.4% of recent games · n=304
The Dreamlands ▲ 1.2 pts
73.4% of recent games · n=292

Falling

Strange Remnants ▼ 2.1 pts
80.9% of recent games · n=322
Under the Pyramids ▼ 0.6 pts
74.4% of recent games · n=296
Mountains of Madness ▼ 0.1 pts
77.1% of recent games · n=307
Signs of Carcosa ▼ 0.1 pts
77.6% of recent games · n=309

Expansion appearance rate over time

Share of games using each expansion (3-month average).

N= 398 HOW?

All expansions — now vs. before

Every expansion's appearance rate in the recent six months against the prior six. Click a header to sort.

N= 398
ExpansionNowBeforeΔGames (recent)
Forsaken Lore 93.5% 91.7% +1.7% 372
Strange Remnants 80.9% 83.0% -2.1% 322
Signs of Carcosa 77.6% 77.7% -0.1% 309
Mountains of Madness 77.1% 77.2% -0.1% 307
Cities in Ruin 76.4% 74.7% +1.7% 304
Masks of Nyarlathotep 75.9% 72.4% +3.5% 302
Under the Pyramids 74.4% 74.9% -0.6% 296
The Dreamlands 73.4% 72.2% +1.2% 292

Play-style

How the community plays: how full the table is, and how long a game runs.

Rising

4 ▲ 11.3 pts
65.6% of recent games · n=261

Falling

6 ▼ 6.8 pts
3.8% of recent games · n=15
5 ▼ 2.3 pts
3.0% of recent games · n=12
2 ▼ 0.5 pts
12.6% of recent games · n=50
3 ▼ 0.1 pts
12.3% of recent games · n=49

Table size over time

Composition of games by player count (3-month average). These shares stack to the whole table.

N= 398 HOW?

Median game length

Now 160 min (median), down 20 min from 180 min the prior six months.

N= 1,437

Median score

Now -1 (median), down 2 from 1 the prior six months.

N= 774

Score is reported in fewer than half of games — read this line as a rough signal, not a precise figure.