Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Bongo Cat is currently the more played game: 151,048 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 44,800 for Football Manager 26 — about 3× more players. Bongo Cat also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 34%. Bongo Cat is free to play, while Football Manager 26 costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Bongo Cat leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Bongo Cat has had the higher daily player count for the last 62 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
62
Current streak
62 days
Bongo Cat
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
73%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 62 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Bongo Cat | Football Manager 26 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 151,048 | 44,800 |
| 24-hour peak | 167,968 | 47,310 |
| 7-day average | 151,479 | 32,380 |
| 30-day average | 154,046 | 30,629 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 187,909 | 52,839 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 34% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 53% positive |
| Total reviews | 106,728 | 34,495 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | — |
| Release date | Mar 5, 2025 | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Price | Free to play | $29.99 |
Full stats: Bongo Cat · Football Manager 26 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Bongo Cat | Football Manager 26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 151,538 | 176,523 | 33,572 | 52,839 |
| Jun 2026 | 148,285 | 181,148 | 30,359 | 51,305 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 154,216 | 187,909 | 30,824 | 51,746 |
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: 151,048 concurrent players on Steam vs 44,800 for Football Manager 26 — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Bongo Cat averaged 154,046 concurrent players and Football Manager 26 averaged 30,629. 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 62 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Bongo Cat rates higher: 97% positive across 106,728 reviews vs 34% across 34,495 for Football Manager 26. Bongo Cat has the larger player base right now (151,048 vs 44,800 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Bongo Cat averaged 154,046 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 187,909.
Football Manager 26 averaged 30,629 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,839.