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Albion Online vs Sons Of The Forest
Sons Of The Forest is the more played game right now: 8,984 players on Steam against 8,659 for Albion Online, a similar number of players. Sons Of The Forest has been ahead for 17 days straight, and has led on 49 days of the 95 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Sons Of The Forest also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 78%. Albion Online is free to play, while Sons Of The Forest costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest leads 10 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Albion Online is read every 30 minutes, Sons Of The Forest every 10 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 154h in Albion Online and 21.5h in Sons Of The Forest. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Albion Online
154h
average of 46 members
Sons Of The Forest
21.5h
average of 95 members
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Albion Online
8,119Sons Of The Forest
10,490Daily averages · latest day · Sons Of The Forest, 29% ahead of Albion Online
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Albion Online is read every 30 minutes, Sons Of The Forest every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Sons Of The Forest has had the higher daily player count for the last 17 days. Albion Online last led on Oct 1, 2026.
Albion Online led 46 daysSons Of The Forest led 49 days
- Days tracked
- 95
- Current streak
- 17 days
- Sons Of The Forest
- Lead changes
- 9
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jul 30, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 95 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Albion Online | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,659 | 8,984 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,710 | 16,284 |
| 7-day average | 6,844 | 9,109 |
| 30-day average | 6,890 | 9,286 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,286 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 72% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 94,342 | 323,184 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | May 16, 2018 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | Free to play | $29.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Albion Online | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | 9,411 | 9,411 | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,645 | 11,286 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,606 | 12,286 | 6,511 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 | 7,552 | 12,249 | 9,298 | 29,724 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 6,786 | 11,126 | 11,187 | 26,342 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Albion Online or Sons Of The Forest?
Sons Of The Forest currently has more players: 8,984 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,659 for Albion Online, a similar number of players.
Is Albion Online bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Albion Online averaged 6,890 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,286. By that measure Sons Of The Forest is currently the bigger game.
Has Albion Online ever had more players than Sons Of The Forest?
Yes. Across the 95 days Coilr has tracked both games, Albion Online had the higher daily average on 46 days, most recently on Oct 1, 2026. Sons Of The Forest has led for the last 17 days.
Is Albion Online better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 323,184 reviews vs 78% across 94,342 for Albion Online. Sons Of The Forest has the larger player base right now (8,984 vs 8,659 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Albion Online growing or declining on Steam?
Albion Online averaged 6,890 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 12,286.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,286 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
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