Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Black Desert is currently the more played game: 16,552 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 14,979 for Phasmophobia — a similar number of players. Phasmophobia counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 74%. Phasmophobia is currently 30% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Phasmophobia 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 52 days — Phasmophobia last led on May 17, 2026.
Days tracked
84
Current streak
52 days
Black Desert
Lead changes
6
Closest gap
2%
May 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 84 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Black Desert | Phasmophobia |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,552 | 14,979 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,441 | 20,046 |
| 7-day average | 17,092 | 9,577 |
| 30-day average | 16,481 | 8,245 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | −9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 21,184 | 24,848 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 61% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 93,551 | 834,206 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | May 23, 2017 | Sep 17, 2020 |
| Price | $9.99 | $13.99 (−30%) |
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| Month | Black Desert | Phasmophobia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,367 | 19,554 | 12,564 | 16,011 |
| May 2026 | 17,962 | 20,753 | 13,327 | 24,848 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,326 | 20,437 | 8,401 | 16,310 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 16,643 | 21,184 | 8,474 | 22,613 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Black Desert currently has more players: 16,552 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,979 for Phasmophobia — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Black Desert averaged 16,481 concurrent players and Phasmophobia averaged 8,245. By that measure Black Desert is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 84 days Coilr has tracked both games, Phasmophobia had the higher daily average on 5 days, most recently on May 17, 2026. Black Desert has led for the last 52 days.
By Steam review score, Phasmophobia rates higher: 94% positive across 834,206 reviews vs 74% across 93,551 for Black Desert. Black Desert has the larger player base right now (16,552 vs 14,979 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Black Desert averaged 16,481 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,184.
Phasmophobia averaged 8,245 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 24,848.