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Call of Duty vs Garry's Mod
Call of Duty® is the more played game right now: 23,570 players on Steam against 23,325 for Garry's Mod, a similar number of players. Call of Duty® has been ahead for 36 days straight, and has led on 157 days of the 171 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Garry's Mod counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 59%. Garry's Mod is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Call of Duty® leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 113h in Call of Duty® and 283h in Garry's Mod. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Call of Duty®
113h
average of 110 members
Garry's Mod
283h
average of 186 members
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Call of Duty®
22,374Garry's Mod
19,789Daily averages · latest day · Call of Duty®, 13% ahead of Garry's Mod
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Call of Duty® has had the higher daily player count for the last 36 days. Garry's Mod last led on Sep 1, 2026.
Call of Duty® led 157 daysGarry's Mod led 14 days
- Days tracked
- 171
- Current streak
- 36 days
- Call of Duty®
- Lead changes
- 10
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Aug 6, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 171 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Call of Duty® | Garry's Mod |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,570 | 23,325 |
| 24-hour peak | 30,716 | 29,162 |
| 7-day average | 25,360 | 22,315 |
| 30-day average | 27,546 | 21,927 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 51,797 | 38,913 |
| Steam reviews | 59% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 55% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 782,766 | 1,268,129 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 27, 2022 | Nov 29, 2006 |
| Price | — | $4.99 (−50%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Call of Duty® | Garry's Mod | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 32,343 | 37,947 | 15,423 | 20,907 |
| May 2026 | 32,262 | 47,969 | 21,092 | 37,821 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,357 | 50,901 | 23,173 | 36,690 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,225 | 51,797 | 24,902 | 37,888 |
| Aug 2026 | 26,305 | 45,537 | 25,642 | 38,913 |
| Sep 2026 | 26,218 | 45,348 | 21,449 | 38,610 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 24,268 | 40,622 | 22,221 | 37,687 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Call of Duty or Garry's Mod?
Call of Duty® currently has more players: 23,570 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,325 for Garry's Mod, a similar number of players.
Is Call of Duty bigger than Garry's Mod on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Call of Duty® averaged 27,546 concurrent players and Garry's Mod averaged 21,927. By that measure Call of Duty® is currently the bigger game.
Has Garry's Mod ever had more players than Call of Duty®?
Yes. Across the 171 days Coilr has tracked both games, Garry's Mod had the higher daily average on 14 days, most recently on Sep 1, 2026. Call of Duty® has led for the last 36 days.
Is Call of Duty better than Garry's Mod?
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,268,129 reviews vs 59% across 782,766 for Call of Duty®. Call of Duty® has the larger player base right now (23,570 vs 23,325 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Call of Duty® growing or declining on Steam?
Call of Duty® averaged 27,546 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 51,797.
Is Garry's Mod growing or declining on Steam?
Garry's Mod averaged 21,927 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,913.
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