Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Strategy games.
Arma 3 is currently the more played game: 8,312 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,475 for BidKing — about 28% more players. Arma 3 also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 33%. Across all tracked metrics, Arma 3 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
BidKing has had the higher daily player count for the last 45 days — Arma 3 last led on May 28, 2026.
Days tracked
46
Current streak
45 days
BidKing
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
<1%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 46 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Arma 3 | BidKing |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,312 | 6,475 |
| 24-hour peak | 8,312 | 13,242 |
| 7-day average | 6,812 | 8,971 |
| 30-day average | 7,020 | 11,323 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | −26% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,375 | 26,806 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 33% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 12% positive |
| Total reviews | 293,988 | 22,500 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Sep 11, 2013 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Price | $29.99 | — |
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| Month | Arma 3 | BidKing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,428 | 8,017 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,689 | 9,376 | 16,900 | 26,806 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,974 | 14,375 | 13,636 | 26,321 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 6,901 | 13,372 | 10,186 | 19,321 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Arma 3 currently has more players: 8,312 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,475 for BidKing — about 28% more players.
Over the last 30 days Arma 3 averaged 7,020 concurrent players and BidKing averaged 11,323. By that measure BidKing is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 46 days Coilr has tracked both games, Arma 3 had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on May 28, 2026. BidKing has led for the last 45 days.
By Steam review score, Arma 3 rates higher: 90% positive across 293,988 reviews vs 33% across 22,500 for BidKing. Arma 3 has the larger player base right now (8,312 vs 6,475 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Arma 3 averaged 7,020 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,375.
BidKing averaged 11,323 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 26,806.