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Core Keeper vs Raft
Core Keeper is the more played game right now: 23,590 players on Steam against 12,578 for Raft, about 1.9× more players. Core Keeper has been ahead for 4 days straight, and has led on 13 days of the 77 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Core Keeper is currently 40% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Core Keeper leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 23.3h in Core Keeper and 36.0h in Raft. 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
Raft
36.0h
average of 89 members
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Core Keeper
17,742Raft
6,955Daily averages · latest day · Core Keeper, 2.6× the players of Raft
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Read every 10 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
Core Keeper has had the higher daily player count for the last 4 days. Raft last led on Oct 8, 2026.
Core Keeper led 13 daysRaft led 64 days
- Days tracked
- 77
- Current streak
- 4 days
- Core Keeper
- Lead changes
- 3
- Closest gap
- 2%
- Sep 21, 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 | Raft |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,590 | 12,578 |
| 24-hour peak | 28,813 | 15,808 |
| 7-day average | 18,693 | 8,002 |
| 30-day average | 16,829 | 6,566 |
| 30-day trend | +142% | −7% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,132 | 22,226 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 67,211 | 379,624 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~1,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2024 | Jun 20, 2022 |
| Price | $11.99 (−40%) | $19.99 |
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 | Raft | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 7,884 | 8,403 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 7,533 | 21,101 |
| Jul 2026 | 2,789 | 4,066 | 8,574 | 22,226 |
| Aug 2026 | 3,028 | 5,009 | 6,657 | 13,057 |
| Sep 2026 | 4,471 | 9,184 | 6,423 | 18,467 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 13,233 | 29,132 | 8,216 | 20,091 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Core Keeper or Raft?
Core Keeper currently has more players: 23,590 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,578 for Raft, about 1.9× more players.
Is Core Keeper bigger than Raft on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Core Keeper averaged 16,829 concurrent players and Raft averaged 6,566. By that measure Core Keeper is currently the bigger game.
Has Raft ever had more players than Core Keeper?
Yes. Across the 77 days Coilr has tracked both games, Raft had the higher daily average on 64 days, most recently on Oct 8, 2026. Core Keeper has led for the last 4 days.
Is Core Keeper better than Raft?
By Steam review score, Raft rates higher: 93% positive across 379,624 reviews vs 93% across 67,211 for Core Keeper. Core Keeper has the larger player base right now (23,590 vs 12,578 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Core Keeper growing or declining on Steam?
Core Keeper averaged 16,829 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 142% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,132.
Is Raft growing or declining on Steam?
Raft averaged 6,566 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 22,226.
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