Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Arma 3 is currently the more played game: 8,830 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,078 for Halo: The Master Chief Collection — about 1.7× more players. Halo: The Master Chief Collection counters with better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 90%. Across all tracked metrics, Arma 3 leads 8 of 10.
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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 37 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
37 days
Arma 3
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
10%
Jun 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 37 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Arma 3 | Halo: The Master Chief Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,830 | 5,078 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,755 | 7,278 |
| 7-day average | 6,664 | 4,060 |
| 30-day average | 7,087 | 4,133 |
| 30-day trend | +5% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,375 | 8,796 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 294,155 | 260,205 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 11, 2013 | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Price | $29.99 | $39.99 |
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| Month | Arma 3 | Halo: The Master Chief Collection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,428 | 8,017 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,689 | 9,376 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 6,979 | 14,375 | 4,493 | 8,796 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 6,921 | 13,465 | 4,059 | 7,749 |
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: 8,830 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,078 for Halo: The Master Chief Collection — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Arma 3 averaged 7,087 concurrent players and Halo: The Master Chief Collection averaged 4,133. 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 37 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Halo: The Master Chief Collection rates higher: 92% positive across 260,205 reviews vs 90% across 294,155 for Arma 3. Arma 3 has the larger player base right now (8,830 vs 5,078 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Arma 3 averaged 7,087 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,375.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection averaged 4,133 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 8,796.