Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Casual / Indie games.
Tabletop Simulator is currently the more played game: 7,670 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,112 for Balatro — a similar number of players. Balatro counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 96%. Across all tracked metrics, Tabletop Simulator leads 5 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Balatro | Tabletop Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,112 | 7,670 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,219 | 10,959 |
| 7-day average | 7,529 | 7,781 |
| 30-day average | 7,358 | 7,781 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,579 | 11,564 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 195,089 | 73,753 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 19, 2024 | Jun 5, 2015 |
| Price | $14.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Balatro | Tabletop Simulator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 9,521 | 11,564 |
| May 2026 | 7,566 | 9,340 | 10,043 | 11,194 |
| Jun 2026 | 7,005 | 9,289 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,560 | 9,579 | 7,794 | 10,959 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Tabletop Simulator currently has more players: 7,670 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,112 for Balatro — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Balatro averaged 7,358 concurrent players and Tabletop Simulator averaged 7,781. By that measure Tabletop Simulator is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Balatro rates higher: 98% positive across 195,089 reviews vs 96% across 73,753 for Tabletop Simulator. Tabletop Simulator has the larger player base right now (7,670 vs 7,112 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Balatro averaged 7,358 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,579.