Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Balatro is currently the more played game: 8,325 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,034 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel — a similar number of players.
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| Metric | Balatro | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,325 | 8,034 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,381 | 17,024 |
| 7-day average | 7,603 | 11,907 |
| 30-day average | 7,233 | 13,368 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,579 | 37,152 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 72% positive |
| Total reviews | 194,628 | 99,876 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | — |
| Price | $11.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Balatro | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 7,566 | 9,340 | 12,789 | 18,121 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,990 | 9,289 | 15,045 | 37,152 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,610 | 9,579 | 11,727 | 25,317 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Balatro currently has more players: 8,325 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,034 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Balatro averaged 7,233 concurrent players and Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 13,368. By that measure Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel 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.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 13,368 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,152.