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BeamNG.drive vs Forza Horizon 5
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Racing / Simulation games.
BeamNG.drive is currently the more played game: 22,366 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,350 for Forza Horizon 5, about 3× more players. BeamNG.drive has been ahead for 113 days straight. BeamNG.drive also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 89%. Across all tracked metrics, BeamNG.drive leads 8 of 9.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 80.6h in BeamNG.drive and 45.8h in Forza Horizon 5. 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.
BeamNG.drive
80.6h
average of 42 members
Forza Horizon 5
45.8h
average of 20 members
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Player count history
BeamNG.driveForza Horizon 5
Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
BeamNG.drive has had the higher daily player count for the last 113 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
BeamNG.drive led 113 daysForza Horizon 5 led 0 days
Days tracked
113
Current streak
113 days
BeamNG.drive
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
35%
Sep 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 113 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | BeamNG.drive | Forza Horizon 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 22,366 | 8,350 |
| 24-hour peak | 23,806 | 9,408 |
| 7-day average | 17,805 | 5,595 |
| 30-day average | 18,371 | 5,844 |
| 30-day trend | −18% | +18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 47,372 | 17,582 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 418,058 | 281,247 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | May 29, 2015 | Nov 8, 2021 |
| Price | $24.99 | $59.99 |
Full stats: BeamNG.drive · Forza Horizon 5 · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | BeamNG.drive | Forza Horizon 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 20,559 | 31,518 | 9,772 | 16,551 |
| Jun 2026 | 19,088 | 30,117 | 8,190 | 17,582 |
| Jul 2026 | 20,684 | 47,372 | 6,651 | 14,064 |
| Aug 2026 | 20,810 | 38,386 | 5,819 | 15,380 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 17,226 | 30,437 | 6,117 | 15,887 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, BeamNG.drive or Forza Horizon 5?
BeamNG.drive currently has more players: 22,366 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,350 for Forza Horizon 5, about 3× more players.
Is BeamNG.drive bigger than Forza Horizon 5 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days BeamNG.drive averaged 18,371 concurrent players and Forza Horizon 5 averaged 5,844. By that measure BeamNG.drive is currently the bigger game.
Has Forza Horizon 5 ever had more players than BeamNG.drive?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: BeamNG.drive has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 113 days both games have been tracked.
Is BeamNG.drive better than Forza Horizon 5?
By Steam review score, BeamNG.drive rates higher: 97% positive across 418,058 reviews vs 89% across 281,247 for Forza Horizon 5. BeamNG.drive has the larger player base right now (22,366 vs 8,350 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is BeamNG.drive growing or declining on Steam?
BeamNG.drive averaged 18,371 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,372.
Is Forza Horizon 5 growing or declining on Steam?
Forza Horizon 5 averaged 5,844 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 17,582.
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