Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Strategy games.
Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the more played game: 28,350 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 19,768 for Black Desert — about 43% more players. Black Desert counters with better Steam reviews: 74% positive vs 71%. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: WARHAMMER III leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Black Desert | Total War: WARHAMMER III |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 19,768 | 28,350 |
| 24-hour peak | 20,394 | 30,272 |
| 7-day average | 17,194 | 23,920 |
| 30-day average | 16,307 | 22,851 |
| 30-day trend | — | −10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 21,184 | 43,526 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 56% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 93,474 | 145,437 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | May 23, 2017 | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Price | $9.99 | $59.99 |
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| Month | Black Desert | Total War: WARHAMMER III | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,367 | 19,554 | 15,394 | 19,392 |
| May 2026 | 17,962 | 20,753 | 29,846 | 43,526 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,319 | 20,503 | 23,010 | 40,771 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 16,341 | 21,184 | 24,061 | 38,945 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Total War: WARHAMMER III currently has more players: 28,350 concurrent players on Steam vs 19,768 for Black Desert — about 43% more players.
Over the last 30 days Black Desert averaged 16,307 concurrent players and Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 22,851. By that measure Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Black Desert rates higher: 74% positive across 93,474 reviews vs 71% across 145,437 for Total War: WARHAMMER III. Total War: WARHAMMER III has the larger player base right now (28,350 vs 19,768 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 22,851 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 43,526.