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Arma 3 vs PUBG
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the more played game: 243,966 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,545 for Arma 3, about 19× more players. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has been ahead for 118 days straight. Arma 3 counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 61%. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play, while Arma 3 costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 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 231h in Arma 3 and 242h in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. 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
231h
average of 46 members
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
242h
average of 138 members
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Player count history
Arma 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily player count for the last 118 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Arma 3 led 0 daysPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS led 118 days
Days tracked
118
Current streak
118 days
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
95%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 118 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Arma 3 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,545 | 243,966 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,397 | 782,467 |
| 7-day average | 6,634 | 321,015 |
| 30-day average | 6,807 | 318,168 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,615 | 824,401 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 61% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 87% positive | 65% positive |
| Total reviews | 295,529 | 2,755,405 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~100,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 12, 2013 | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Price | $29.99 | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Arma 3 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,428 | 8,017 | 162,384 | 212,877 |
| May 2026 | 8,689 | 9,376 | 243,779 | 744,400 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,986 | 14,375 | 317,209 | 824,401 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,852 | 13,465 | 327,330 | 797,879 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,708 | 12,935 | 326,091 | 783,393 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 6,769 | 14,615 | 317,260 | 794,644 |
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 PUBG?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS currently has more players: 243,966 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,545 for Arma 3, about 19× more players.
Is Arma 3 bigger than PUBG on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Arma 3 averaged 6,807 concurrent players and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 318,168. By that measure PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the bigger game.
Has Arma 3 ever had more players than PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 118 days both games have been tracked.
Is Arma 3 better than PUBG?
By Steam review score, Arma 3 rates higher: 90% positive across 295,529 reviews vs 61% across 2,755,405 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the larger player base right now (243,966 vs 12,545 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Arma 3 growing or declining on Steam?
Arma 3 averaged 6,807 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,615.
Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS growing or declining on Steam?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 318,168 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.