Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Apex Legends™ is currently the more played game: 100,163 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 22,735 for Hunt: Showdown 1896 — about 4× more players. Hunt: Showdown 1896 counters with better Steam reviews: 74% positive vs 68%. Apex Legends™ is free to play, while Hunt: Showdown 1896 costs $11.99 (−60%). Across all tracked metrics, Apex Legends™ leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Apex Legends™ has had the higher daily player count for the last 73 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
73
Current streak
73 days
Apex Legends™
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
79%
Jun 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 73 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Apex Legends™ | Hunt: Showdown 1896 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 100,163 | 22,735 |
| 24-hour peak | 209,732 | 29,333 |
| 7-day average | 102,686 | 15,863 |
| 30-day average | 99,190 | 16,209 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | −10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 268,642 | 42,690 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 74% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 69% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,060,322 | 276,222 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 4, 2020 | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Price | Free to play | $11.99 (−60%) |
Full stats: Apex Legends™ · Hunt: Showdown 1896 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Apex Legends™ | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 83,118 | 107,293 | 10,496 | 13,611 |
| May 2026 | 116,864 | 268,642 | 16,260 | 31,426 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,788 | 258,879 | 17,828 | 42,690 |
| Jul 2026 | 97,607 | 214,096 | 16,094 | 33,550 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 118,720 | 209,732 | 18,084 | 29,333 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Apex Legends™ currently has more players: 100,163 concurrent players on Steam vs 22,735 for Hunt: Showdown 1896 — about 4× more players.
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 99,190 concurrent players and Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,209. By that measure Apex Legends™ is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Apex Legends™ has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 73 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Hunt: Showdown 1896 rates higher: 74% positive across 276,222 reviews vs 68% across 1,060,322 for Apex Legends™. Apex Legends™ has the larger player base right now (100,163 vs 22,735 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Apex Legends™ averaged 99,190 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 268,642.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,209 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,690.