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Arma 3 vs Counter-Strike: Source
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Arma 3 is currently the more played game: 8,733 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,448 for Counter-Strike: Source, about 3× more players. Arma 3 has been ahead for 46 days straight, and has led on 47 days of the 78 days Coilr has tracked both games. Counter-Strike: Source counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 90%. Across all tracked metrics, Arma 3 leads 6 of 9.
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 74.3h in Arma 3 and 15.2h in Counter-Strike: Source. 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
74.3h
average of 27 members
Counter-Strike: Source
15.2h
average of 34 members
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Player count history
Arma 3Counter-Strike: Source
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Arma 3 has had the higher daily player count for the last 46 days. Counter-Strike: Source last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Arma 3 led 47 daysCounter-Strike: Source led 31 days
Days tracked
78
Current streak
46 days
Arma 3
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
16%
Jun 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 78 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Arma 3 | Counter-Strike: Source |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,733 | 3,448 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,874 | 3,798 |
| 7-day average | 6,628 | 2,357 |
| 30-day average | 6,754 | 2,354 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | −71% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,375 | 37,913 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 294,832 | 192,835 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 12, 2013 | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Price | $29.99 | $9.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Arma 3 | Counter-Strike: Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,428 | 8,017 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,689 | 9,376 | 31,766 | 32,622 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,986 | 14,375 | 17,020 | 37,913 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,850 | 13,465 | 5,777 | 27,486 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 6,718 | 12,935 | 2,355 | 4,146 |
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 Counter-Strike: Source?
Arma 3 currently has more players: 8,733 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,448 for Counter-Strike: Source, about 3× more players.
Is Arma 3 bigger than Counter-Strike: Source on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Arma 3 averaged 6,754 concurrent players and Counter-Strike: Source averaged 2,354. By that measure Arma 3 is currently the bigger game.
Has Counter-Strike: Source ever had more players than Arma 3?
Yes. Across the 78 days Coilr has tracked both games, Counter-Strike: Source had the higher daily average on 31 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Arma 3 has led for the last 46 days.
Is Arma 3 better than Counter-Strike: Source?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike: Source rates higher: 96% positive across 192,835 reviews vs 90% across 294,832 for Arma 3. Arma 3 has the larger player base right now (8,733 vs 3,448 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Arma 3 growing or declining on Steam?
Arma 3 averaged 6,754 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,375.
Is Counter-Strike: Source growing or declining on Steam?
Counter-Strike: Source averaged 2,354 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 71% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,913.