Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Fallout Shelter is currently the more played game: 1,417 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,366 for Castle Crashers® — a similar number of players. Castle Crashers® counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 88%. Fallout Shelter is free to play, while Castle Crashers® costs $14.99. Across all tracked metrics, Castle Crashers® leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Castle Crashers® | Fallout Shelter |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,366 | 1,417 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,396 | 2,298 |
| 7-day average | 1,092 | 1,734 |
| 30-day average | 1,803 | 1,734 |
| 30-day trend | +172% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,953 | 2,298 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 139,426 | 81,835 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 26, 2012 | Mar 29, 2017 |
| Price | $14.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Castle Crashers® | Fallout Shelter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 1,485 | 2,953 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,564 | 2,698 | 1,726 | 2,298 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Fallout Shelter currently has more players: 1,417 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,366 for Castle Crashers® — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Castle Crashers® averaged 1,803 concurrent players and Fallout Shelter averaged 1,734. By that measure Castle Crashers® is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Castle Crashers® rates higher: 96% positive across 139,426 reviews vs 88% across 81,835 for Fallout Shelter. Fallout Shelter has the larger player base right now (1,417 vs 1,366 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Castle Crashers® averaged 1,803 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 172% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 2,953.