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 (Feb 2026 – Jul 2026) with the six before them (Aug 2025 – Jan 2026); 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

Rise of the Elder Things ▲ 3.0 pts
7.2% of recent games · n=29
Abhoth ▲ 1.7 pts
6.2% of recent games · n=25
Hypnos ▲ 1.5 pts
5.9% of recent games · n=24
Nephren-Ka ▲ 1.5 pts
6.2% of recent games · n=25
Ithaqua ▲ 1.0 pts
5.5% of recent games · n=22

Falling

Nyarlathotep ▼ 2.9 pts
4.5% of recent games · n=18
Yig ▼ 2.5 pts
6.4% of recent games · n=26
Azathoth ▼ 2.2 pts
6.4% of recent games · n=26
Atlach-Nacha ▼ 2.0 pts
4.2% of recent games · n=17
Syzygy ▼ 0.7 pts
5.9% of recent games · n=24

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= 404 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= 404
Ancient OneNowBeforeΔGames (recent)
Cthulhu 8.2% 7.6% +0.5% 33
Shub-Niggurath 7.7% 8.2% -0.5% 31
Rise of the Elder Things 7.2% 4.2% +3.0% 29
Yog-Sothoth 7.2% 7.6% -0.5% 29
Azathoth 6.4% 8.6% -2.2% 26
Hastur 6.4% 5.7% +0.8% 26
Yig 6.4% 8.9% -2.5% 26
Abhoth 6.2% 4.4% +1.7% 25
Nephren-Ka 6.2% 4.7% +1.5% 25
Shudde M'ell 6.2% 5.4% +0.8% 25
Antediluvium 5.9% 5.4% +0.5% 24
Hypnos 5.9% 4.4% +1.5% 24
Syzygy 5.9% 6.7% -0.7% 24
Ithaqua 5.5% 4.4% +1.0% 22
Nyarlathotep 4.5% 7.4% -2.9% 18
Atlach-Nacha 4.2% 6.2% -2.0% 17

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

George ▲ 6.4 pts
10.2% of recent games · n=41
Dexter ▲ 5.5 pts
11.4% of recent games · n=46
Marie ▲ 5.5 pts
11.6% of recent games · n=47
Rex ▲ 4.5 pts
10.9% of recent games · n=44
Monterey ▲ 3.2 pts
10.9% of recent games · n=44

Falling

Charlie ▼ 5.4 pts
14.8% of recent games · n=60
Mark ▼ 4.2 pts
7.2% of recent games · n=29
Norman ▼ 4.2 pts
8.9% of recent games · n=36
Akachi ▼ 4.2 pts
9.2% of recent games · n=37
Joe ▼ 3.7 pts
3.0% of recent games · n=12

Investigator appearance rate over time

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

N= 404 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= 404
InvestigatorNowBeforeΔGames (recent)
Jacqueline 18.1% 16.3% +1.8% 73
"Skids" 14.8% 12.3% +2.5% 60
Charlie 14.8% 20.3% -5.4% 60
Lily 14.6% 18.0% -3.4% 59
Ursula 12.1% 12.3% -0.2% 49
Diana 11.9% 9.6% +2.3% 48
Wendy 11.9% 11.6% +0.3% 48
Marie 11.6% 6.2% +5.5% 47
Daisy 11.4% 9.4% +2.0% 46
Dexter 11.4% 5.9% +5.5% 46
Jenny 11.1% 11.1% +0.0% 45
Pete 11.1% 9.1% +2.0% 45
Monterey 10.9% 7.6% +3.2% 44
Preston 10.9% 12.1% -1.2% 44
Rex 10.9% 6.4% +4.5% 44
Jim 10.4% 12.1% -1.7% 42
Trish 10.4% 12.1% -1.7% 42
George 10.2% 3.7% +6.4% 41
Kate 9.4% 9.1% +0.3% 38
Akachi 9.2% 13.3% -4.2% 37
Leo 9.2% 11.1% -1.9% 37
Silas 9.2% 6.7% +2.5% 37
Norman 8.9% 13.1% -4.2% 36
Agatha 8.7% 9.6% -1.0% 35
Luke 8.7% 7.2% +1.5% 35
Mandy 8.7% 6.9% +1.8% 35
Mary 8.7% 5.9% +2.7% 35
Michael 8.7% 8.4% +0.3% 35
Zoey 8.7% 8.6% +0.0% 35
Mateo 8.2% 8.6% -0.5% 33
Agnes 7.9% 8.9% -1.0% 32
Gloria 7.9% 7.9% +0.0% 32
Bob 7.4% 6.4% +1.0% 30
Lola 7.4% 8.6% -1.2% 30
Patrice 7.4% 7.4% +0.0% 30
Darrell 7.2% 5.9% +1.3% 29
Mark 7.2% 11.4% -4.2% 29
Minh 7.2% 8.2% -1.0% 29
Sefina 7.2% 4.4% +2.7% 29
Rita 6.9% 7.2% -0.2% 28
Hank 6.2% 7.2% -1.0% 25
Daniela 5.9% 5.2% +0.8% 24
William 5.7% 4.7% +1.0% 23
Calvin 5.0% 6.7% -1.7% 20
Carolyn 4.7% 4.2% +0.5% 19
Roland 4.5% 6.2% -1.7% 18
Tony 4.5% 5.4% -1.0% 18
Amanda 4.5% 4.4% +0.0% 18
Tommy 4.2% 4.2% +0.0% 17
Finn 4.0% 4.2% -0.2% 16
Vincent 3.7% 3.0% +0.8% 15
Harvey 3.5% 4.4% -1.0% 14
Wilson 3.5% 6.2% -2.7% 14
Carson 3.0% 5.9% -3.0% 12
Joe 3.0% 6.7% -3.7% 12

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 ▲ 10.1 pts
77.7% of recent games · n=314
The Dreamlands ▲ 8.8 pts
75.3% of recent games · n=304
Mountains of Madness ▲ 8.3 pts
80.7% of recent games · n=326
Under the Pyramids ▲ 7.6 pts
77.0% of recent games · n=311
Signs of Carcosa ▲ 5.9 pts
80.2% of recent games · n=324

Falling

Nothing has fallen far enough below the noise this season.

Expansion appearance rate over time

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

N= 404 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= 404
ExpansionNowBeforeΔGames (recent)
Forsaken Lore 93.1% 90.4% +2.7% 376
Strange Remnants 84.2% 79.3% +4.9% 340
Mountains of Madness 80.7% 72.4% +8.3% 326
Signs of Carcosa 80.2% 74.3% +5.9% 324
Cities in Ruin 77.7% 71.9% +5.9% 314
Masks of Nyarlathotep 77.7% 67.7% +10.1% 314
Under the Pyramids 77.0% 69.4% +7.6% 311
The Dreamlands 75.3% 66.4% +8.8% 304

Play-style

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

Rising

4 ▲ 6.3 pts
63.1% of recent games · n=255
2 ▲ 0.8 pts
11.9% of recent games · n=48

Falling

3 ▼ 2.4 pts
13.6% of recent games · n=55
6 ▼ 1.7 pts
5.0% of recent games · n=20
5 ▼ 0.2 pts
4.0% of recent games · n=16

Table size over time

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

N= 404 HOW?

Median game length

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

N= 1,435

Median score

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

N= 784

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