Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Wuthering Waves is currently the more played game: 18,141 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 17,879 for Black Desert — a similar number of players. Across all tracked metrics, Wuthering Waves leads 6 of 7.
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| Metric | Black Desert | Wuthering Waves |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 17,879 | 18,141 |
| 24-hour peak | 21,184 | 34,151 |
| 7-day average | 16,943 | 19,200 |
| 30-day average | 16,312 | 17,555 |
| 30-day trend | — | −2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 21,184 | 49,497 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 93,386 | 51,752 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | — |
| Price | $0.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Black Desert | Wuthering Waves | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,367 | 19,554 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 17,962 | 20,753 | 15,228 | 21,792 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,319 | 20,503 | 18,440 | 49,497 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 16,196 | 21,184 | 16,512 | 39,944 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Wuthering Waves currently has more players: 18,141 concurrent players on Steam vs 17,879 for Black Desert — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Black Desert averaged 16,312 concurrent players and Wuthering Waves averaged 17,555. By that measure Wuthering Waves is currently the bigger game.
Wuthering Waves averaged 17,555 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,497.