Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
Hollow Knight is currently the more played game: 8,589 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,834 for Brotato — a similar number of players. Across all tracked metrics, Hollow Knight leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Brotato | Hollow Knight |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,834 | 8,589 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,324 | 11,902 |
| 7-day average | 7,881 | 9,063 |
| 30-day average | 7,881 | 8,731 |
| 30-day trend | — | +40% |
| Peak (tracked) | 13,324 | 14,456 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 116,575 | 551,398 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 23, 2023 | Feb 23, 2017 |
| Price | $4.99 | $14.99 |
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| Month | Brotato | Hollow Knight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 4,723 | 4,785 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 5,053 | 6,514 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 6,953 | 13,164 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,800 | 13,324 | 9,540 | 14,456 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Hollow Knight currently has more players: 8,589 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,834 for Brotato — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Brotato averaged 7,881 concurrent players and Hollow Knight averaged 8,731. By that measure Hollow Knight is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Hollow Knight rates higher: 97% positive across 551,398 reviews vs 96% across 116,575 for Brotato. Hollow Knight has the larger player base right now (8,589 vs 7,834 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Hollow Knight averaged 8,731 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 40% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,456.