Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Arma 3 is currently the more played game: 6,335 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,962 for Risk of Rain 2 — a similar number of players. Risk of Rain 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 90%. Across all tracked metrics, Arma 3 leads 6 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 12 days — Risk of Rain 2 last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Days tracked
43
Current streak
12 days
Arma 3
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 43 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Arma 3 | Risk of Rain 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,335 | 5,962 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,231 | 6,764 |
| 7-day average | 6,669 | 5,495 |
| 30-day average | 7,065 | 6,337 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | +12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,375 | 10,659 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 92% positive |
| Total reviews | 294,155 | 350,307 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 11, 2013 | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Price | $29.99 | $24.99 |
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| Month | Arma 3 | Risk of Rain 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,428 | 8,017 | 6,817 | 6,817 |
| May 2026 | 8,689 | 9,376 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 6,979 | 14,375 | 5,748 | 9,630 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 6,918 | 13,465 | 6,579 | 10,659 |
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: 6,335 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,962 for Risk of Rain 2 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Arma 3 averaged 7,065 concurrent players and Risk of Rain 2 averaged 6,337. By that measure Arma 3 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 43 days Coilr has tracked both games, Risk of Rain 2 had the higher daily average on 12 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Arma 3 has led for the last 12 days.
By Steam review score, Risk of Rain 2 rates higher: 94% positive across 350,307 reviews vs 90% across 294,155 for Arma 3. Arma 3 has the larger player base right now (6,335 vs 5,962 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Arma 3 averaged 7,065 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,375.
Risk of Rain 2 averaged 6,337 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 10,659.