Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Arma 3 is currently the more played game: 4,913 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,166 for Dying Light — about 18% more players. Dying Light counters with better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 90%. 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
Arma 3 has had the higher daily player count for the last 51 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
51
Current streak
51 days
Arma 3
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
7%
Jul 7, 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 | Arma 3 | Dying Light |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,913 | 4,166 |
| 24-hour peak | 8,312 | 5,756 |
| 7-day average | 6,750 | 5,028 |
| 30-day average | 7,015 | 4,796 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | +20% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,375 | 9,726 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 95% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 293,988 | 490,818 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 11, 2013 | Jan 25, 2015 |
| Price | $29.99 | $24.99 |
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| Month | Arma 3 | Dying Light | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,428 | 8,017 | 3,110 | 4,548 |
| May 2026 | 8,689 | 9,376 | 3,583 | 8,662 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,978 | 14,375 | 4,010 | 8,575 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 6,817 | 13,372 | 5,459 | 9,726 |
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: 4,913 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,166 for Dying Light — about 18% more players.
Over the last 30 days Arma 3 averaged 7,015 concurrent players and Dying Light averaged 4,796. By that measure Arma 3 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Arma 3 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 51 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Dying Light rates higher: 95% positive across 490,818 reviews vs 90% across 293,988 for Arma 3. Arma 3 has the larger player base right now (4,913 vs 4,166 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Arma 3 averaged 7,015 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,375.
Dying Light averaged 4,796 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 20% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,726.