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Call of Duty vs War Thunder
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
War Thunder is currently the more played game: 36,034 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 28,234 for Call of Duty®, about 28% more players. War Thunder has been ahead for 92 days straight, and has led on 122 days of the 123 days Coilr has tracked both games. War Thunder also has the better Steam reviews: 71% positive vs 59%. War Thunder is free to play. Across all tracked metrics, War Thunder leads 7 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 37.8h in Call of Duty® and 136h in War Thunder. 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®
37.8h
average of 63 members
War Thunder
136h
average of 78 members
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Player count history
Call of Duty®War Thunder
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
War Thunder has had the higher daily player count for the last 92 days. Call of Duty® last led on May 26, 2026.
Call of Duty® led 1 dayWar Thunder led 122 days
Days tracked
123
Current streak
92 days
War Thunder
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
<1%
Apr 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 123 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Call of Duty® | War Thunder |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 28,234 | 36,034 |
| 24-hour peak | 32,451 | 74,440 |
| 7-day average | 25,530 | 50,704 |
| 30-day average | 27,075 | 50,373 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 51,797 | 87,051 |
| Steam reviews | 59% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 63% positive | 61% positive |
| Total reviews | 779,807 | 777,027 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 27, 2022 | Aug 15, 2013 |
| Price | — | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Call of Duty® | War Thunder | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 32,343 | 37,947 | 36,359 | 48,046 |
| May 2026 | 32,262 | 47,969 | 45,258 | 81,132 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,357 | 50,901 | 49,218 | 87,051 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,224 | 51,797 | 49,778 | 82,437 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 27,078 | 45,783 | 50,423 | 82,082 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Call of Duty or War Thunder?
War Thunder currently has more players: 36,034 concurrent players on Steam vs 28,234 for Call of Duty®, about 28% more players.
Is Call of Duty bigger than War Thunder on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Call of Duty® averaged 27,075 concurrent players and War Thunder averaged 50,373. By that measure War Thunder is currently the bigger game.
Has Call of Duty® ever had more players than War Thunder?
Yes. Across the 123 days Coilr has tracked both games, Call of Duty® had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on May 26, 2026. War Thunder has led for the last 92 days.
Is Call of Duty better than War Thunder?
By Steam review score, War Thunder rates higher: 71% positive across 777,027 reviews vs 59% across 779,807 for Call of Duty®. War Thunder has the larger player base right now (36,034 vs 28,234 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 27,075 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 51,797.
Is War Thunder growing or declining on Steam?
War Thunder averaged 50,373 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 87,051.