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Arma 3 vs Call of Duty
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Call of Duty® is currently the more played game: 28,004 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,080 for Arma 3, about 4× more players. Call of Duty® has been ahead for 114 days straight. Arma 3 counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 59%. Across all tracked metrics, Call of Duty® leads 7 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 266h in Arma 3 and 47.1h in Call of Duty®. 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.
Arma 3
266h
average of 39 members
Call of Duty®
47.1h
average of 81 members
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Player count history
Arma 3Call of Duty®
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Call of Duty® has had the higher daily player count for the last 114 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Arma 3 led 0 daysCall of Duty® led 114 days
Days tracked
114
Current streak
114 days
Call of Duty®
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
63%
Aug 29, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 114 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Arma 3 | Call of Duty® |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,080 | 28,004 |
| 24-hour peak | 8,834 | 30,634 |
| 7-day average | 7,195 | 27,586 |
| 30-day average | 6,687 | 26,148 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,615 | 51,797 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 59% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 61% positive |
| Total reviews | 295,278 | 781,312 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 12, 2013 | Oct 27, 2022 |
| Price | $29.99 | — |
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Players by month
| Month | Arma 3 | Call of Duty® | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,428 | 8,017 | 32,343 | 37,947 |
| May 2026 | 8,689 | 9,376 | 32,262 | 47,969 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,986 | 14,375 | 30,357 | 50,901 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,852 | 13,465 | 29,225 | 51,797 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,708 | 12,935 | 26,297 | 45,537 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 6,721 | 14,615 | 25,633 | 45,348 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Arma 3 or Call of Duty?
Call of Duty® currently has more players: 28,004 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,080 for Arma 3, about 4× more players.
Is Arma 3 bigger than Call of Duty on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Arma 3 averaged 6,687 concurrent players and Call of Duty® averaged 26,148. By that measure Call of Duty® is currently the bigger game.
Has Arma 3 ever had more players than Call of Duty®?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Call of Duty® has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 114 days both games have been tracked.
Is Arma 3 better than Call of Duty?
By Steam review score, Arma 3 rates higher: 90% positive across 295,278 reviews vs 59% across 781,312 for Call of Duty®. Call of Duty® has the larger player base right now (28,004 vs 7,080 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Arma 3 growing or declining on Steam?
Arma 3 averaged 6,687 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,615.
Is Call of Duty® growing or declining on Steam?
Call of Duty® averaged 26,148 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 51,797.