Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
VRChat is currently the more played game: 47,629 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 38,645 for ARC Raiders — about 23% more players. ARC Raiders counters with better Steam reviews: 83% positive vs 75%. VRChat is free to play, while ARC Raiders costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, VRChat leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
VRChat has had the higher daily player count for the last 47 days — ARC Raiders last led on May 31, 2026.
Days tracked
51
Current streak
47 days
VRChat
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
<1%
May 29, 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 | VRChat |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 38,645 | 47,629 |
| 24-hour peak | 38,751 | 57,243 |
| 7-day average | 27,876 | 43,759 |
| 30-day average | 30,557 | 43,987 |
| 30-day trend | −26% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 78,260 | 67,961 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 54% positive | 71% positive |
| Total reviews | 407,375 | 265,148 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2025 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Price | $39.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | ARC Raiders | VRChat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 75,047 | 78,260 | 45,459 | 46,885 |
| May 2026 | 54,735 | 77,197 | 48,748 | 63,918 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,038 | 68,725 | 44,962 | 67,961 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 28,840 | 50,367 | 43,619 | 62,181 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
VRChat currently has more players: 47,629 concurrent players on Steam vs 38,645 for ARC Raiders — about 23% more players.
Over the last 30 days ARC Raiders averaged 30,557 concurrent players and VRChat averaged 43,987. By that measure VRChat is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 51 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARC Raiders had the higher daily average on 3 days, most recently on May 31, 2026. VRChat has led for the last 47 days.
By Steam review score, ARC Raiders rates higher: 83% positive across 407,375 reviews vs 75% across 265,148 for VRChat. VRChat has the larger player base right now (47,629 vs 38,645 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ARC Raiders averaged 30,557 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 78,260.
VRChat averaged 43,987 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 67,961.