Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Casual / Indie games.
Castle Crashers® is currently the more played game: 1,054 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 938 for Doki Doki Literature Club! — a similar number of players. Doki Doki Literature Club! is free to play, while Castle Crashers® costs $14.99. Across all tracked metrics, Castle Crashers® leads 5 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Castle Crashers® | Doki Doki Literature Club! |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,054 | 938 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,179 | 941 |
| 7-day average | 949 | 713 |
| 30-day average | 1,642 | 712 |
| 30-day trend | +51% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,953 | 958 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 139,655 | 224,069 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 26, 2012 | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Price | $14.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Castle Crashers® | Doki Doki Literature Club! | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 1,488 | 2,953 | 520 | 715 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,448 | 2,698 | 719 | 958 |
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: 1,054 concurrent players on Steam vs 938 for Doki Doki Literature Club! — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Castle Crashers® averaged 1,642 concurrent players and Doki Doki Literature Club! averaged 712. By that measure Castle Crashers® is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Doki Doki Literature Club! rates higher: 96% positive across 224,069 reviews vs 96% across 139,655 for Castle Crashers®. Castle Crashers® has the larger player base right now (1,054 vs 938 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Castle Crashers® averaged 1,642 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 51% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 2,953.