Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Strategy games.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is currently the more played game: 13,424 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,828 for BidKing — about 1.5× more players. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel also has the better Steam reviews: 72% positive vs 33%. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is free to play. Across all tracked metrics, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | BidKing | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,828 | 13,424 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,384 | 20,877 |
| 7-day average | 9,242 | 12,934 |
| 30-day average | 11,535 | 13,060 |
| 30-day trend | −25% | −17% |
| Peak (tracked) | 26,806 | 37,152 |
| Steam reviews | 33% positive | 72% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 12% positive | 54% positive |
| Total reviews | 22,500 | 99,876 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | — |
| Release date | Apr 14, 2026 | Jan 17, 2022 |
| Price | — | Free to play |
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| Month | BidKing | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 16,900 | 26,806 | 12,789 | 18,121 |
| Jun 2026 | 13,636 | 26,321 | 15,045 | 37,152 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 10,357 | 19,321 | 12,125 | 25,317 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel currently has more players: 13,424 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,828 for BidKing — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days BidKing averaged 11,535 concurrent players and Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 13,060. By that measure Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel rates higher: 72% positive across 99,876 reviews vs 33% across 22,500 for BidKing. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has the larger player base right now (13,424 vs 8,828 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
BidKing averaged 11,535 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 25% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 26,806.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 13,060 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,152.