Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Simulation games.
Arma 3 is currently the more played game: 12,965 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,309 for Sons Of The Forest — a similar number of players. Arma 3 also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Sons Of The Forest has had the higher daily player count for the last 51 days — Arma 3 last led on Jun 4, 2026.
Days tracked
61
Current streak
51 days
Sons Of The Forest
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
5%
Jun 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 61 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Arma 3 | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,965 | 12,309 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,965 | 13,593 |
| 7-day average | 6,764 | 9,848 |
| 30-day average | 6,953 | 15,331 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | +7% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,375 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 294,302 | 315,344 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 12, 2013 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $29.99 | $29.99 |
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| Month | Arma 3 | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,428 | 8,017 | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | 8,689 | 9,376 | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,983 | 14,375 | 15,002 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 6,837 | 13,465 | 14,901 | 36,491 |
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: 12,965 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,309 for Sons Of The Forest — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Arma 3 averaged 6,953 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,331. By that measure Sons Of The Forest is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 61 days Coilr has tracked both games, Arma 3 had the higher daily average on 10 days, most recently on Jun 4, 2026. Sons Of The Forest has led for the last 51 days.
By Steam review score, Arma 3 rates higher: 90% positive across 294,302 reviews vs 88% across 315,344 for Sons Of The Forest. Arma 3 has the larger player base right now (12,965 vs 12,309 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Arma 3 averaged 6,953 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,375.
Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,331 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.