Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Black Myth: Wukong is currently the more played game: 11,558 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,808 for Black Desert — about 31% more players. Black Myth: Wukong also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 74%. Across all tracked metrics, Black Myth: Wukong leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Black Desert has had the higher daily player count for the last 39 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
39
Current streak
39 days
Black Desert
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
28%
Jul 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 39 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Black Desert | Black Myth: Wukong |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,808 | 11,558 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,560 | 15,600 |
| 7-day average | 17,370 | 8,856 |
| 30-day average | 16,274 | 8,733 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | +6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 21,184 | 18,315 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 56% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 93,474 | 1,202,746 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | May 23, 2017 | Aug 18, 2024 |
| Price | $9.99 | $59.99 |
Full stats: Black Desert · Black Myth: Wukong · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Black Desert | Black Myth: Wukong | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,367 | 19,554 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 17,962 | 20,753 | 5,034 | 7,259 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,324 | 20,478 | 8,556 | 18,315 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 16,278 | 21,184 | 8,600 | 17,856 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Black Myth: Wukong currently has more players: 11,558 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,808 for Black Desert — about 31% more players.
Over the last 30 days Black Desert averaged 16,274 concurrent players and Black Myth: Wukong averaged 8,733. By that measure Black Desert is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Black Desert has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 39 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Black Myth: Wukong rates higher: 97% positive across 1,202,746 reviews vs 74% across 93,474 for Black Desert. Black Myth: Wukong has the larger player base right now (11,558 vs 8,808 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Black Desert averaged 16,274 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,184.
Black Myth: Wukong averaged 8,733 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,315.