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Arma 3 vs War Thunder
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Simulation games.
War Thunder is currently the more played game: 74,200 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,545 for Arma 3, about 6× more players. War Thunder has been ahead for 118 days straight. Arma 3 counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 71%. War Thunder is free to play, while Arma 3 costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, War Thunder leads 8 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.
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Arma 3
231h
average of 46 members
War Thunder
182h
average of 115 members
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Player count history
Arma 3War Thunder
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
War Thunder has had the higher daily player count for the last 118 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Arma 3 led 0 daysWar Thunder led 118 days
Days tracked
118
Current streak
118 days
War Thunder
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
72%
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 | War Thunder |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,545 | 74,200 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,397 | 95,250 |
| 7-day average | 6,634 | 54,058 |
| 30-day average | 6,807 | 53,626 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | +6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,615 | 101,023 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 87% positive | 72% positive |
| Total reviews | 295,529 | 784,780 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 12, 2013 | Aug 15, 2013 |
| Price | $29.99 | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Arma 3 | War Thunder | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,428 | 8,017 | 36,359 | 48,046 |
| May 2026 | 8,689 | 9,376 | 45,258 | 81,132 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,986 | 14,375 | 49,218 | 87,051 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,852 | 13,465 | 49,771 | 82,437 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,708 | 12,935 | 51,283 | 87,619 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 6,769 | 14,615 | 53,911 | 101,023 |
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 War Thunder?
War Thunder currently has more players: 74,200 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,545 for Arma 3, about 6× more players.
Is Arma 3 bigger than War Thunder on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Arma 3 averaged 6,807 concurrent players and War Thunder averaged 53,626. By that measure War Thunder is currently the bigger game.
Has Arma 3 ever had more players than War Thunder?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: War Thunder 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 War Thunder?
By Steam review score, Arma 3 rates higher: 90% positive across 295,529 reviews vs 71% across 784,780 for War Thunder. War Thunder has the larger player base right now (74,200 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 War Thunder growing or declining on Steam?
War Thunder averaged 53,626 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 101,023.