Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Simulation games.
Arma 3 is currently the more played game: 12,545 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,769 for World of Warships, about 43% more players. World of Warships has been ahead for 29 days straight, and has led on 86 days of the 113 days Coilr has tracked both games. Arma 3 also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 76%. World of Warships is free to play, while Arma 3 costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, World of Warships leads 6 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.
Coilr members average 231h in Arma 3 and 245h in World of Warships. 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

World of Warships
245h
average of 35 members
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
World of Warships has had the higher daily player count for the last 29 days. Arma 3 last led on Aug 22, 2026.
Days tracked
113
Current streak
29 days
World of Warships
Lead changes
16
Closest gap
<1%
Aug 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 113 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Arma 3 | World of Warships |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,545 | 8,769 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,397 | 15,699 |
| 7-day average | 6,626 | 8,930 |
| 30-day average | 6,806 | 8,207 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | +14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,615 | 62,328 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 87% positive | 63% positive |
| Total reviews | 295,529 | 156,561 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 12, 2013 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Price | $29.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Arma 3 | World of Warships | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,428 | 8,017 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,689 | 9,376 | 11,851 | 40,557 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,986 | 14,375 | 19,941 | 62,328 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,852 | 13,465 | 7,242 | 13,073 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,708 | 12,935 | 7,244 | 13,084 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 6,769 | 14,615 | 8,404 | 17,078 |
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: 12,545 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,769 for World of Warships, about 43% more players.
Over the last 30 days Arma 3 averaged 6,806 concurrent players and World of Warships averaged 8,207. By that measure World of Warships is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 113 days Coilr has tracked both games, Arma 3 had the higher daily average on 27 days, most recently on Aug 22, 2026. World of Warships has led for the last 29 days.
By Steam review score, Arma 3 rates higher: 90% positive across 295,529 reviews vs 76% across 156,561 for World of Warships. Arma 3 has the larger player base right now (12,545 vs 8,769 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Arma 3 averaged 6,806 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,615.
World of Warships averaged 8,207 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 62,328.