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Arma 3 vs World of Tanks Blitz
Arma 3 is the more played game right now: 10,439 players on Steam against 7,830 for World of Tanks Blitz, about 33% more players. Arma 3 has been ahead for 118 days straight.
Arma 3 also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 78%. World of Tanks Blitz is free to play, while Arma 3 costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Arma 3 leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Simulation games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 232h in Arma 3 and 19.5h in World of Tanks Blitz. 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
232h
average of 47 members
World of Tanks Blitz
19.5h
average of 24 members
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Arma 3 has had the higher daily player count for the last 118 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Arma 3 led 118 daysWorld of Tanks Blitz led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 118
- Current streak
- 118 days
- Arma 3
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 13%
- Sep 3, 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.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Arma 3 | World of Tanks Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,439 | 7,830 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,439 | 8,875 |
| 7-day average | 6,359 | 4,859 |
| 30-day average | 6,613 | 4,768 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | +10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,615 | 9,327 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 78% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 87% positive | 64% positive |
| Total reviews | 295,529 | 153,436 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 12, 2013 | Nov 9, 2016 |
| Price | $29.99 | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Arma 3 | World of Tanks Blitz | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,428 | 8,017 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,689 | 9,376 | 6,166 | 6,700 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,986 | 14,375 | 4,519 | 9,327 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,852 | 13,465 | 4,162 | 7,794 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,710 | 12,935 | 4,466 | 8,320 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 6,549 | 14,615 | 4,799 | 9,300 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Arma 3 or World of Tanks Blitz?
Arma 3 currently has more players: 10,439 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,830 for World of Tanks Blitz, about 33% more players.
Is Arma 3 bigger than World of Tanks Blitz on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Arma 3 averaged 6,613 concurrent players and World of Tanks Blitz averaged 4,768. By that measure Arma 3 is currently the bigger game.
Has World of Tanks Blitz ever had more players than Arma 3?
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 118 days both games have been tracked.
Is Arma 3 better than World of Tanks Blitz?
By Steam review score, Arma 3 rates higher: 90% positive across 295,529 reviews vs 78% across 153,436 for World of Tanks Blitz. Arma 3 has the larger player base right now (10,439 vs 7,830 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Arma 3 growing or declining on Steam?
Arma 3 averaged 6,613 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,615.
Is World of Tanks Blitz growing or declining on Steam?
World of Tanks Blitz averaged 4,768 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,327.
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