Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Hollow Knight is currently the more played game: 8,814 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,325 for Balatro — a similar number of players. Across all tracked metrics, Hollow Knight leads 7 of 8.
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| Metric | Balatro | Hollow Knight |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,325 | 8,814 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,381 | 13,711 |
| 7-day average | 7,603 | 9,950 |
| 30-day average | 7,233 | 8,233 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,579 | 14,456 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 194,628 | 549,733 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Price | $11.99 | $7.49 |
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| Month | Balatro | Hollow Knight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 4,723 | 4,785 |
| May 2026 | 7,566 | 9,340 | 5,053 | 6,514 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,990 | 9,289 | 6,948 | 13,164 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,610 | 9,579 | 9,927 | 14,456 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Hollow Knight currently has more players: 8,814 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,325 for Balatro — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Balatro averaged 7,233 concurrent players and Hollow Knight averaged 8,233. By that measure Hollow Knight is currently the bigger game.
Balatro averaged 7,233 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,579.