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Battlefield V vs War Thunder
War Thunder is the more played game right now: 74,619 players on Steam against 7,501 for Battlefield™ V, about 10× more players. War Thunder has been ahead for 133 days straight.
War Thunder is free to play, while Battlefield™ V costs $4.99 (−90%). Across all tracked metrics, War Thunder leads 10 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 16.9h in Battlefield™ V and 195h in War Thunder. 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.
Battlefield™ V
16.9h
average of 44 members
War Thunder
195h
average of 120 members
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Tracked by Coilr since April 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
War Thunder has had the higher daily player count for the last 133 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Battlefield™ V led 0 daysWar Thunder led 133 days
- Days tracked
- 133
- Current streak
- 133 days
- War Thunder
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 88%
- Jun 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 133 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 | Battlefield™ V | War Thunder |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,501 | 74,619 |
| 24-hour peak | 7,800 | 80,608 |
| 7-day average | 3,609 | 53,101 |
| 30-day average | 3,301 | 52,773 |
| 30-day trend | −18% | +5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,358 | 101,023 |
| Steam reviews | 71% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 65% positive | 72% positive |
| Total reviews | 270,072 | 784,780 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 22, 2020 | Aug 15, 2013 |
| Price | $4.99 (−90%) | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Battlefield™ V | War Thunder | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 2,397 | 4,423 | 36,359 | 48,046 |
| May 2026 | 3,154 | 4,810 | 45,258 | 81,132 |
| Jun 2026 | 3,904 | 11,358 | 49,218 | 87,051 |
| Jul 2026 | 4,310 | 10,789 | 49,771 | 82,437 |
| Aug 2026 | 4,036 | 8,934 | 51,294 | 87,619 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 3,222 | 8,616 | 52,565 | 101,023 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Battlefield V or War Thunder?
War Thunder currently has more players: 74,619 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,501 for Battlefield™ V, about 10× more players.
Is Battlefield V bigger than War Thunder on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ V averaged 3,301 concurrent players and War Thunder averaged 52,773. By that measure War Thunder is currently the bigger game.
Has Battlefield™ V ever had more players than War Thunder?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: War Thunder has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 133 days both games have been tracked.
Is Battlefield V better than War Thunder?
By Steam review score, War Thunder rates higher: 71% positive across 784,780 reviews vs 71% across 270,072 for Battlefield™ V. War Thunder has the larger player base right now (74,619 vs 7,501 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Battlefield™ V growing or declining on Steam?
Battlefield™ V averaged 3,301 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,358.
Is War Thunder growing or declining on Steam?
War Thunder averaged 52,773 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 101,023.
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