Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Cookie Clicker is currently the more played game: 8,265 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,795 for Forza Horizon 5 — about 1.7× more players. Cookie Clicker also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 89%. Across all tracked metrics, Cookie Clicker leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Cookie Clicker | Forza Horizon 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,265 | 4,795 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,970 | 10,172 |
| 7-day average | 8,993 | 6,103 |
| 30-day average | 8,993 | 7,180 |
| 30-day trend | — | −18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,970 | 17,582 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 92,003 | 277,886 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 1, 2021 | Nov 7, 2021 |
| Price | $4.99 | $59.99 |
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| Month | Cookie Clicker | Forza Horizon 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 9,772 | 16,551 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 8,189 | 17,582 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 8,994 | 9,970 | 7,039 | 14,071 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Cookie Clicker currently has more players: 8,265 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,795 for Forza Horizon 5 — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Cookie Clicker averaged 8,993 concurrent players and Forza Horizon 5 averaged 7,180. By that measure Cookie Clicker is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Cookie Clicker rates higher: 96% positive across 92,003 reviews vs 89% across 277,886 for Forza Horizon 5. Cookie Clicker has the larger player base right now (8,265 vs 4,795 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Forza Horizon 5 averaged 7,180 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 17,582.