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Balatro vs Slay the Spire
Balatro is the more played game right now: 7,724 players on Steam against 6,789 for Slay the Spire, a similar number of players. Slay the Spire has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 58 days of the 125 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / Strategy games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 64.9h in Balatro and 73.5h in Slay the Spire. 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.
Balatro
64.9h
average of 85 members
Slay the Spire
73.5h
average of 79 members
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Tracked by Coilr since May 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
Slay the Spire has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. Balatro last led on Sep 28, 2026.
Balatro led 67 daysSlay the Spire led 58 days
- Days tracked
- 125
- Current streak
- 1 day
- Slay the Spire
- Lead changes
- 9
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jul 31, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 125 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 | Balatro | Slay the Spire |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,724 | 6,789 |
| 24-hour peak | 8,501 | 9,322 |
| 7-day average | 6,994 | 6,427 |
| 30-day average | 7,135 | 6,641 |
| 30-day trend | −8% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,984 | 15,650 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 199,027 | 218,823 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 20, 2024 | Jan 23, 2019 |
| Price | $14.99 | $24.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Balatro | Slay the Spire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 7,566 | 9,340 | 9,434 | 15,650 |
| Jun 2026 | 7,012 | 9,289 | 8,819 | 15,610 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,504 | 9,572 | 7,628 | 13,233 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,755 | 9,984 | 6,852 | 11,283 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 7,109 | 9,690 | 6,681 | 12,261 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Balatro or Slay the Spire?
Balatro currently has more players: 7,724 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,789 for Slay the Spire, a similar number of players.
Is Balatro bigger than Slay the Spire on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Balatro averaged 7,135 concurrent players and Slay the Spire averaged 6,641. By that measure Balatro is currently the bigger game.
Has Balatro ever had more players than Slay the Spire?
Yes. Across the 125 days Coilr has tracked both games, Balatro had the higher daily average on 67 days, most recently on Sep 28, 2026. Slay the Spire has led for the last 1 day.
Is Balatro better than Slay the Spire?
By Steam review score, Balatro rates higher: 98% positive across 199,027 reviews vs 97% across 218,823 for Slay the Spire. Balatro has the larger player base right now (7,724 vs 6,789 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Balatro growing or declining on Steam?
Balatro averaged 7,135 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,984.
Is Slay the Spire growing or declining on Steam?
Slay the Spire averaged 6,641 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,650.
