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Core Keeper vs Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is the more played game right now: 46,193 players on Steam against 14,304 for Core Keeper, about 3× more players. Stardew Valley has been ahead for 77 days straight.
Stardew Valley also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 93%. Core Keeper is currently 40% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Stardew Valley leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Core Keeper is read every 10 minutes, Stardew Valley every 5 minutes. Both are Indie / RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 23.3h in Core Keeper and 82.5h in Stardew Valley. 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
Stardew Valley
82.5h
average of 175 members
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Core Keeper
18,261Stardew Valley
56,262Daily averages · latest day · Stardew Valley, 3.1× the players of Core Keeper
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Core Keeper is read every 10 minutes, Stardew Valley 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
Stardew Valley has had the higher daily player count for the last 77 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Core Keeper led 0 daysStardew Valley led 77 days
- Days tracked
- 77
- Current streak
- 77 days
- Stardew Valley
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 65%
- 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 | Stardew Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 14,304 | 46,193 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,132 | 105,300 |
| 7-day average | 18,589 | 53,902 |
| 30-day average | 16,564 | 50,422 |
| 30-day trend | +138% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,132 | 123,940 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 67,211 | 1,043,931 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~1,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2024 | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Price | $11.99 (−40%) | $14.99 |
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 | Stardew Valley | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 52,457 | 64,434 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 60,799 | 118,281 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 58,561 | 114,516 |
| Jul 2026 | 2,789 | 4,066 | 67,330 | 123,940 |
| Aug 2026 | 3,028 | 5,009 | 62,672 | 110,723 |
| Sep 2026 | 4,471 | 9,184 | 49,156 | 92,502 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 12,942 | 29,132 | 54,094 | 107,784 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Core Keeper or Stardew Valley?
Stardew Valley currently has more players: 46,193 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,304 for Core Keeper, about 3× more players.
Is Core Keeper bigger than Stardew Valley on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Core Keeper averaged 16,564 concurrent players and Stardew Valley averaged 50,422. By that measure Stardew Valley is currently the bigger game.
Has Core Keeper ever had more players than Stardew Valley?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Stardew Valley 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 Stardew Valley?
By Steam review score, Stardew Valley rates higher: 98% positive across 1,043,931 reviews vs 93% across 67,211 for Core Keeper. Stardew Valley has the larger player base right now (46,193 vs 14,304 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Core Keeper growing or declining on Steam?
Core Keeper averaged 16,564 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 138% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,132.
Is Stardew Valley growing or declining on Steam?
Stardew Valley averaged 50,422 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 123,940.
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