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Black Desert vs MapleStory
Black Desert is the more played game right now: 18,123 players on Steam against 11,667 for MapleStory, about 1.6× more players. Black Desert has been ahead for 73 days straight.
Black Desert also has the better Steam reviews: 73% positive vs 61%. MapleStory is free to play, while Black Desert costs $0.99 (−90%). Across all tracked metrics, Black Desert leads 10 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 204h in Black Desert and 28.0h in MapleStory. 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.
Black Desert
204h
average of 70 members
MapleStory
28.0h
average of 12 members
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Black Desert
17,002MapleStory
11,777Daily averages · latest day · Black Desert, 44% ahead of MapleStory
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read 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
Black Desert has had the higher daily player count for the last 73 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Black Desert led 73 daysMapleStory led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 73
- Current streak
- 73 days
- Black Desert
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 15%
- Oct 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 73 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 | Black Desert | MapleStory |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 18,123 | 11,667 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,246 | 15,160 |
| 7-day average | 17,800 | 12,279 |
| 30-day average | 19,255 | 10,012 |
| 30-day trend | −13% | −18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,349 | 15,160 |
| Steam reviews | 73% positive | 61% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 68% positive | 40% positive |
| Total reviews | 94,540 | 15,571 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~1,000,000 |
| Release date | May 24, 2017 | Aug 9, 2012 |
| Price | $0.99 (−90%) | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Black Desert | MapleStory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,367 | 19,554 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 17,962 | 20,753 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 16,332 | 20,437 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 17,243 | 25,328 | 10,617 | 13,250 |
| Aug 2026 | 22,521 | 29,349 | 9,415 | 13,613 |
| Sep 2026 | 19,887 | 26,130 | 7,453 | 10,806 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 17,706 | 22,277 | 8,369 | 15,160 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Black Desert or MapleStory?
Black Desert currently has more players: 18,123 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,667 for MapleStory, about 1.6× more players.
Is Black Desert bigger than MapleStory on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Black Desert averaged 19,255 concurrent players and MapleStory averaged 10,012. By that measure Black Desert is currently the bigger game.
Has MapleStory ever had more players than Black Desert?
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 73 days both games have been tracked.
Is Black Desert better than MapleStory?
By Steam review score, Black Desert rates higher: 73% positive across 94,540 reviews vs 61% across 15,571 for MapleStory. Black Desert has the larger player base right now (18,123 vs 11,667 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Black Desert growing or declining on Steam?
Black Desert averaged 19,255 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,349.
Is MapleStory growing or declining on Steam?
MapleStory averaged 10,012 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,160.
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