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Call of Duty vs War Thunder
War Thunder is the more played game right now: 61,732 players on Steam against 37,391 for Call of Duty®, about 1.7× more players. War Thunder has been ahead for 136 days straight, and has led on 166 days of the 167 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 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Call of Duty® is read every 10 minutes, War Thunder every 5 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 114h in Call of Duty® and 208h 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®
114h
average of 119 members
War Thunder
208h
average of 142 members
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Call of Duty®
27,086War Thunder
56,574Daily averages · latest day · War Thunder, 2.1× the players of Call of Duty®
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Call of Duty® is read every 10 minutes, War Thunder every 5 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
War Thunder has had the higher daily player count for the last 136 days. Call of Duty® last led on May 26, 2026.
Call of Duty® led 1 dayWar Thunder led 166 days
- Days tracked
- 167
- Current streak
- 136 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 own Steam readings), compared on the 167 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® | War Thunder |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 37,391 | 61,732 |
| 24-hour peak | 37,414 | 89,782 |
| 7-day average | 25,029 | 51,615 |
| 30-day average | 27,355 | 52,817 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 51,797 | 101,023 |
| Steam reviews | 59% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 55% positive | 68% positive |
| Total reviews | 783,079 | 790,036 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 27, 2022 | Aug 15, 2013 |
| Price | — | Free to play |
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® | 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 | 29,225 | 51,797 | 49,771 | 82,437 |
| Aug 2026 | 26,305 | 45,537 | 51,303 | 87,380 |
| Sep 2026 | 26,202 | 45,348 | 52,594 | 101,023 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 24,283 | 40,622 | 53,310 | 92,949 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Call of Duty or War Thunder?
War Thunder currently has more players: 61,732 concurrent players on Steam vs 37,391 for Call of Duty®, about 1.7× more players.
Is Call of Duty bigger than War Thunder on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Call of Duty® averaged 27,355 concurrent players and War Thunder averaged 52,817. By that measure War Thunder is currently the bigger game.
Has Call of Duty® ever had more players than War Thunder?
Yes. Across the 167 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 136 days.
Is Call of Duty better than War Thunder?
By Steam review score, War Thunder rates higher: 71% positive across 790,036 reviews vs 59% across 783,079 for Call of Duty®. War Thunder has the larger player base right now (61,732 vs 37,391 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 27,355 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 51,797.
Is War Thunder growing or declining on Steam?
War Thunder averaged 52,817 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 101,023.
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