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Core Keeper vs Palworld
Palworld is the more played game right now: 55,161 players on Steam against 21,391 for Core Keeper, about 3× more players. Palworld has been ahead for 77 days straight.
Palworld also has the better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 93%. Core Keeper is currently 40% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Palworld leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Core Keeper is read every 10 minutes, Palworld every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 23.3h in Core Keeper and 85.9h in Palworld. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Core Keeper
23.3h
average of 33 members
Palworld
85.9h
average of 89 members
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Core Keeper
17,470Palworld
46,045Daily averages · latest day · Palworld, 2.6× the players of Core Keeper
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Core Keeper is read every 10 minutes, Palworld every 5 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Palworld has had the higher daily player count for the last 77 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Core Keeper led 0 daysPalworld led 77 days
- Days tracked
- 77
- Current streak
- 77 days
- Palworld
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 58%
- Oct 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 77 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Core Keeper | Palworld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,391 | 55,161 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,132 | 77,274 |
| 7-day average | 18,526 | 44,934 |
| 30-day average | 16,596 | 56,181 |
| 30-day trend | +141% | −62% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,132 | 959,982 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 95% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 67,211 | 492,100 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~1,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2024 | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Price | $11.99 (−40%) | $20.99 (−30%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Core Keeper | Palworld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 28,256 | 28,256 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 15,863 | 17,744 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 27,071 | 50,615 |
| Jul 2026 | 2,789 | 4,066 | 404,239 | 959,982 |
| Aug 2026 | 3,028 | 5,009 | 242,825 | 602,362 |
| Sep 2026 | 4,471 | 9,184 | 77,783 | 168,096 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 13,173 | 29,132 | 46,649 | 79,095 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Core Keeper or Palworld?
Palworld currently has more players: 55,161 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,391 for Core Keeper, about 3× more players.
Is Core Keeper bigger than Palworld on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Core Keeper averaged 16,596 concurrent players and Palworld averaged 56,181. By that measure Palworld is currently the bigger game.
Has Core Keeper ever had more players than Palworld?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Palworld has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 77 days both games have been tracked.
Is Core Keeper better than Palworld?
By Steam review score, Palworld rates higher: 95% positive across 492,100 reviews vs 93% across 67,211 for Core Keeper. Palworld has the larger player base right now (55,161 vs 21,391 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Core Keeper growing or declining on Steam?
Core Keeper averaged 16,596 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 141% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,132.
Is Palworld growing or declining on Steam?
Palworld averaged 56,181 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 62% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 959,982.
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