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Core Keeper vs Terraria
Terraria is the more played game right now: 47,884 players on Steam against 21,784 for Core Keeper, about 2.2× more players. Terraria has been ahead for 77 days straight.
Terraria also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 93%. Terraria is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Terraria leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Core Keeper is read every 10 minutes, Terraria every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 23.3h in Core Keeper and 186h in Terraria. 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
Terraria
186h
average of 241 members
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Core Keeper
17,409Terraria
34,566Daily averages · latest day · Terraria, 99% ahead of Core Keeper
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Core Keeper is read every 10 minutes, Terraria 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
Terraria has had the higher daily player count for the last 77 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Core Keeper led 0 daysTerraria led 77 days
- Days tracked
- 77
- Current streak
- 77 days
- Terraria
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 42%
- 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 | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,784 | 47,884 |
| 24-hour peak | 27,622 | 53,943 |
| 7-day average | 18,741 | 33,831 |
| 30-day average | 16,889 | 33,953 |
| 30-day trend | +147% | −22% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,132 | 76,353 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 67,211 | 1,561,311 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~1,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2024 | May 16, 2011 |
| Price | $11.99 (−40%) | $4.99 (−50%) |
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 | Terraria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 21,712 | 27,427 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 24,837 | 41,678 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 26,809 | 46,342 |
| Jul 2026 | 2,789 | 4,066 | 30,813 | 49,184 |
| Aug 2026 | 3,028 | 5,009 | 36,849 | 76,353 |
| Sep 2026 | 4,471 | 9,184 | 37,477 | 75,354 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 13,484 | 29,132 | 33,719 | 63,026 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Core Keeper or Terraria?
Terraria currently has more players: 47,884 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,784 for Core Keeper, about 2.2× more players.
Is Core Keeper bigger than Terraria on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Core Keeper averaged 16,889 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 33,953. By that measure Terraria is currently the bigger game.
Has Core Keeper ever had more players than Terraria?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Terraria 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 Terraria?
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,561,311 reviews vs 93% across 67,211 for Core Keeper. Terraria has the larger player base right now (47,884 vs 21,784 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Core Keeper growing or declining on Steam?
Core Keeper averaged 16,889 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 147% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,132.
Is Terraria growing or declining on Steam?
Terraria averaged 33,953 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 22% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 76,353.
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