Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Football Manager 26 is currently the more played game: 39,790 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 38,129 for ARC Raiders — a similar number of players. ARC Raiders counters with better Steam reviews: 83% positive vs 34%. Across all tracked metrics, ARC Raiders leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Football Manager 26 has had the higher daily player count for the last 5 days — ARC Raiders last led on Jul 12, 2026.
Days tracked
51
Current streak
5 days
Football Manager 26
Lead changes
5
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 12, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 51 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARC Raiders | Football Manager 26 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 38,129 | 39,790 |
| 24-hour peak | 38,751 | 41,165 |
| 7-day average | 27,875 | 29,967 |
| 30-day average | 30,555 | 29,619 |
| 30-day trend | −26% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 78,260 | 52,839 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 34% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 54% positive | 52% positive |
| Total reviews | 407,375 | 34,030 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | — |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2025 | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Price | $39.99 | $29.99 |
Full stats: ARC Raiders · Football Manager 26 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ARC Raiders | Football Manager 26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 75,047 | 78,260 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 54,735 | 77,197 | 33,572 | 52,839 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,038 | 68,725 | 30,328 | 51,305 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 28,839 | 50,367 | 29,881 | 47,555 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Football Manager 26 currently has more players: 39,790 concurrent players on Steam vs 38,129 for ARC Raiders — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days ARC Raiders averaged 30,555 concurrent players and Football Manager 26 averaged 29,619. By that measure ARC Raiders is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 51 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARC Raiders had the higher daily average on 37 days, most recently on Jul 12, 2026. Football Manager 26 has led for the last 5 days.
By Steam review score, ARC Raiders rates higher: 83% positive across 407,375 reviews vs 34% across 34,030 for Football Manager 26. Football Manager 26 has the larger player base right now (39,790 vs 38,129 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ARC Raiders averaged 30,555 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 78,260.
Football Manager 26 averaged 29,619 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,839.