Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Castle Crashers® is currently the more played game: 639 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 430 for New World: Aeternum — about 49% more players. Castle Crashers® also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 67%. Across all tracked metrics, Castle Crashers® leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Castle Crashers® has had the higher daily player count for the last 30 days — New World: Aeternum last led on Jun 16, 2026.
Days tracked
38
Current streak
30 days
Castle Crashers®
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 38 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Castle Crashers® | New World: Aeternum |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 639 | 430 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,348 | 565 |
| 7-day average | 1,317 | 493 |
| 30-day average | 1,803 | 507 |
| 30-day trend | — | −11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,953 | 911 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 67% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 32% positive |
| Total reviews | 139,426 | 296,732 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 26, 2012 | Sep 27, 2021 |
| Price | $14.99 | — |
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| Month | Castle Crashers® | New World: Aeternum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 618 | 687 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,486 | 2,953 | 538 | 911 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,657 | 2,698 | 503 | 786 |
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: 639 concurrent players on Steam vs 430 for New World: Aeternum — about 49% more players.
Over the last 30 days Castle Crashers® averaged 1,803 concurrent players and New World: Aeternum averaged 507. By that measure Castle Crashers® is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 38 days Coilr has tracked both games, New World: Aeternum had the higher daily average on 8 days, most recently on Jun 16, 2026. Castle Crashers® has led for the last 30 days.
By Steam review score, Castle Crashers® rates higher: 96% positive across 139,426 reviews vs 67% across 296,732 for New World: Aeternum. Castle Crashers® has the larger player base right now (639 vs 430 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
New World: Aeternum averaged 507 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 911.