Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Castle Crashers® is currently the more played game: 1,065 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 947 for Paladins® — a similar number of players. Castle Crashers® also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 85%. Paladins® is free to play, while Castle Crashers® costs $14.99. 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 28 days — Paladins® last led on Jun 17, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
28 days
Castle Crashers®
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
19%
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® | Paladins® |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,065 | 947 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,451 | 1,183 |
| 7-day average | 1,409 | 774 |
| 30-day average | 1,789 | 750 |
| 30-day trend | — | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,953 | 1,407 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 139,426 | 345,362 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 26, 2012 | May 7, 2018 |
| Price | $14.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Castle Crashers® | Paladins® | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 804 | 1,209 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,485 | 2,953 | 758 | 1,407 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,690 | 2,698 | 752 | 1,378 |
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: 1,065 concurrent players on Steam vs 947 for Paladins® — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Castle Crashers® averaged 1,789 concurrent players and Paladins® averaged 750. By that measure Castle Crashers® is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, Paladins® 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 85% across 345,362 for Paladins®. Castle Crashers® has the larger player base right now (1,065 vs 947 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Paladins® averaged 750 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,407.