Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is currently the more played game: 23,142 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,149 for Call of Duty®: Black Ops III — about 6× more players. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III counters with better Steam reviews: 85% positive vs 74%. Across all tracked metrics, Hunt: Showdown 1896 leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Call of Duty®: Black Ops III | Hunt: Showdown 1896 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,149 | 23,142 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,333 | 28,708 |
| 7-day average | 7,125 | 15,776 |
| 30-day average | 7,089 | 16,844 |
| 30-day trend | — | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 10,333 | 42,690 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 74% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 67% positive |
| Total reviews | 231,152 | 275,582 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 5, 2015 | Aug 26, 2019 |
| Price | $59.99 | $29.99 |
Full stats: Call of Duty®: Black Ops III · Hunt: Showdown 1896 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Call of Duty®: Black Ops III | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 10,496 | 13,611 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 16,260 | 31,426 |
| Jun 2026 | 3,802 | 5,139 | 17,803 | 42,690 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 6,975 | 10,333 | 16,297 | 33,550 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Hunt: Showdown 1896 currently has more players: 23,142 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,149 for Call of Duty®: Black Ops III — about 6× more players.
Over the last 30 days Call of Duty®: Black Ops III averaged 7,089 concurrent players and Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,844. By that measure Hunt: Showdown 1896 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III rates higher: 85% positive across 231,152 reviews vs 74% across 275,582 for Hunt: Showdown 1896. Hunt: Showdown 1896 has the larger player base right now (23,142 vs 4,149 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,844 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,690.