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American Truck Simulator vs GTA 5 Legacy
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is the more played game right now: 35,183 players on Steam against 8,984 for American Truck Simulator, about 4× more players. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has been ahead for 108 days straight.
American Truck Simulator counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. American Truck Simulator is read every 30 minutes, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy every 5 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 58.8h in American Truck Simulator and 326h in Grand Theft Auto V Legacy. 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.
American Truck Simulator
58.8h
average of 61 members
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
326h
average of 161 members
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American Truck Simulator
7,872Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
44,380Daily averages · latest day · Grand Theft Auto V Legacy, 5.6× the players of American Truck Simulator
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · American Truck Simulator is read every 30 minutes, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy every 5 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
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily player count for the last 108 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
American Truck Simulator led 0 daysGrand Theft Auto V Legacy led 108 days
- Days tracked
- 108
- Current streak
- 108 days
- Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 67%
- Sep 30, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 108 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 | American Truck Simulator | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,984 | 35,183 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,936 | 66,534 |
| 7-day average | 8,730 | 45,907 |
| 30-day average | 10,484 | 46,604 |
| 30-day trend | +49% | −16% |
| Peak (tracked) | 21,318 | 105,399 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 198,034 | 2,081,692 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 2, 2016 | Apr 13, 2015 |
| Price | $19.99 | — |
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 | American Truck Simulator | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 8,398 | 9,631 | 35,350 | 85,977 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 50,474 | 92,488 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 68,517 | 105,399 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,885 | 10,712 | 69,055 | 101,733 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,708 | 11,614 | 62,773 | 96,391 |
| Sep 2026 | 7,158 | 21,318 | 48,128 | 84,258 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 10,237 | 18,914 | 47,641 | 80,147 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, American Truck Simulator or GTA 5 Legacy?
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy currently has more players: 35,183 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,984 for American Truck Simulator, about 4× more players.
Is American Truck Simulator bigger than GTA 5 Legacy on Steam?
Over the last 30 days American Truck Simulator averaged 10,484 concurrent players and Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 46,604. By that measure Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is currently the bigger game.
Has American Truck Simulator ever had more players than Grand Theft Auto V Legacy?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 108 days both games have been tracked.
Is American Truck Simulator better than GTA 5 Legacy?
By Steam review score, American Truck Simulator rates higher: 97% positive across 198,034 reviews vs 88% across 2,081,692 for Grand Theft Auto V Legacy. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has the larger player base right now (35,183 vs 8,984 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is American Truck Simulator growing or declining on Steam?
American Truck Simulator averaged 10,484 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 49% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,318.
Is Grand Theft Auto V Legacy growing or declining on Steam?
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 46,604 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 105,399.
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