Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / Simulation games.
Bongo Cat is currently the more played game: 171,608 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 68,712 for Don't Starve Together — about 2.5× more players. Bongo Cat also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 95%. Bongo Cat is free to play, while Don't Starve Together costs $14.99. Across all tracked metrics, Bongo Cat leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Bongo Cat has had the higher daily player count for the last 53 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
53
Current streak
53 days
Bongo Cat
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
59%
Jun 20, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 53 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Bongo Cat | Don't Starve Together |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 171,608 | 68,712 |
| 24-hour peak | 171,858 | 70,681 |
| 7-day average | 154,068 | 35,950 |
| 30-day average | 152,623 | 45,776 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | +46% |
| Peak (tracked) | 187,909 | 122,568 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 95% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 106,206 | 539,182 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 4, 2025 | Apr 20, 2016 |
| Price | Free to play | $14.99 |
Full stats: Bongo Cat · Don't Starve Together · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Bongo Cat | Don't Starve Together | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 18,667 | 24,839 |
| May 2026 | 151,538 | 176,523 | 21,100 | 48,796 |
| Jun 2026 | 148,199 | 181,148 | 40,553 | 122,568 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 154,815 | 187,909 | 41,503 | 99,921 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Bongo Cat currently has more players: 171,608 concurrent players on Steam vs 68,712 for Don't Starve Together — about 2.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Bongo Cat averaged 152,623 concurrent players and Don't Starve Together averaged 45,776. By that measure Bongo Cat is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Bongo Cat has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 53 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Bongo Cat rates higher: 97% positive across 106,206 reviews vs 95% across 539,182 for Don't Starve Together. Bongo Cat has the larger player base right now (171,608 vs 68,712 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Bongo Cat averaged 152,623 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 187,909.
Don't Starve Together averaged 45,776 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 46% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 122,568.