Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Massively Multiplayer games.
Bongo Cat is currently the more played game: 136,734 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 27,160 for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online — about 5× more players. Bongo Cat also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 87%. Bongo Cat is free to play, while FINAL FANTASY XIV Online costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Bongo Cat leads 9 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 63 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
63
Current streak
63 days
Bongo Cat
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
78%
Jul 29, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 63 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Bongo Cat | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 136,734 | 27,160 |
| 24-hour peak | 167,968 | 31,118 |
| 7-day average | 151,506 | 18,271 |
| 30-day average | 153,872 | 17,664 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | −17% |
| Peak (tracked) | 187,909 | 35,403 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 106,728 | 85,169 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 5, 2025 | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
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| Month | Bongo Cat | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 35,403 | 35,403 |
| May 2026 | 151,538 | 176,523 | 24,041 | 32,864 |
| Jun 2026 | 148,288 | 181,148 | 20,881 | 34,484 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 153,846 | 187,909 | 17,684 | 31,118 |
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: 136,734 concurrent players on Steam vs 27,160 for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online — about 5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Bongo Cat averaged 153,872 concurrent players and FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 17,664. 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 63 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Bongo Cat rates higher: 97% positive across 106,728 reviews vs 87% across 85,169 for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online. Bongo Cat has the larger player base right now (136,734 vs 27,160 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Bongo Cat averaged 153,872 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 187,909.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 17,664 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,403.