Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / RPG games.
Palworld is currently the more played game: 581,108 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 51,891 for Baldur's Gate 3 — about 11× more players. Baldur's Gate 3 counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 94%. Palworld is currently 30% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Palworld leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Palworld has had the higher daily player count for the last 8 days — Baldur's Gate 3 last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Days tracked
49
Current streak
8 days
Palworld
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
11%
Jul 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 49 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Baldur's Gate 3 | Palworld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 51,891 | 581,108 |
| 24-hour peak | 55,216 | 827,030 |
| 7-day average | 44,470 | 578,222 |
| 30-day average | 42,831 | 166,815 |
| 30-day trend | +7% | +567% |
| Peak (tracked) | 78,454 | 858,562 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 847,875 | 428,645 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 2, 2023 | Jan 17, 2024 |
| Price | $59.99 | $20.99 (−30%) |
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| Month | Baldur's Gate 3 | Palworld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 41,555 | 49,592 | 28,256 | 28,256 |
| May 2026 | 44,011 | 69,523 | 15,863 | 17,744 |
| Jun 2026 | 39,589 | 69,334 | 27,059 | 50,615 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 44,948 | 78,454 | 275,058 | 858,562 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Palworld currently has more players: 581,108 concurrent players on Steam vs 51,891 for Baldur's Gate 3 — about 11× more players.
Over the last 30 days Baldur's Gate 3 averaged 42,831 concurrent players and Palworld averaged 166,815. By that measure Palworld is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 49 days Coilr has tracked both games, Baldur's Gate 3 had the higher daily average on 41 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Palworld has led for the last 8 days.
By Steam review score, Baldur's Gate 3 rates higher: 97% positive across 847,875 reviews vs 94% across 428,645 for Palworld. Palworld has the larger player base right now (581,108 vs 51,891 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Baldur's Gate 3 averaged 42,831 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 78,454.
Palworld averaged 166,815 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 567% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 858,562.