Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Casual games.
Castle Crashers® is currently the more played game: 1,113 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 789 for Crab Game — about 41% more players. Castle Crashers® also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 91%. Crab Game is free to play, while Castle Crashers® costs $14.99. Across all tracked metrics, Castle Crashers® leads 7 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Castle Crashers® has had the higher daily player count for the last 28 days — Crab Game last led on Jun 17, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
28 days
Castle Crashers®
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
10%
Jun 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 37 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Castle Crashers® | Crab Game |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,113 | 789 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,451 | 842 |
| 7-day average | 1,408 | 701 |
| 30-day average | 1,789 | 693 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,953 | 1,071 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 139,426 | 151,277 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 26, 2012 | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Price | $14.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Castle Crashers® | Crab Game | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 1,485 | 2,953 | 712 | 1,071 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,690 | 2,698 | 682 | 963 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Castle Crashers® currently has more players: 1,113 concurrent players on Steam vs 789 for Crab Game — about 41% more players.
Over the last 30 days Castle Crashers® averaged 1,789 concurrent players and Crab Game averaged 693. By that measure Castle Crashers® is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, Crab Game had the higher daily average on 9 days, most recently on Jun 17, 2026. Castle Crashers® has led for the last 28 days.
By Steam review score, Castle Crashers® rates higher: 96% positive across 139,426 reviews vs 91% across 151,277 for Crab Game. Castle Crashers® has the larger player base right now (1,113 vs 789 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.