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Core Keeper vs Valheim
Valheim is the more played game right now: 116,661 players on Steam against 14,370 for Core Keeper, about 8× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 76 days straight.
Core Keeper is currently 40% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Core Keeper is read every 10 minutes, Valheim every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 23.8h in Core Keeper and 63.9h in Valheim. 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
23.8h
average of 32 members
Valheim
63.9h
average of 108 members
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Core Keeper
20,210Valheim
129,095Daily averages · latest day · Valheim, 6.4× the players of Core Keeper
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Core Keeper is read every 10 minutes, Valheim 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
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 76 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Core Keeper led 0 daysValheim led 76 days
- Days tracked
- 76
- Current streak
- 76 days
- Valheim
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 69%
- Sep 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 76 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 | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 14,370 | 116,661 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,132 | 189,547 |
| 7-day average | 19,599 | 105,516 |
| 30-day average | 16,942 | 137,836 |
| 30-day trend | +129% | +442% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,132 | 308,477 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 67,211 | 558,905 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~1,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2024 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $11.99 (−40%) | $29.99 |
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 | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 15,609 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 | 2,789 | 4,066 | 17,964 | 34,949 |
| Aug 2026 | 3,028 | 5,009 | 15,865 | 30,901 |
| Sep 2026 | 4,471 | 9,184 | 111,283 | 308,477 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 12,736 | 29,132 | 114,707 | 224,091 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Core Keeper or Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 116,661 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,370 for Core Keeper, about 8× more players.
Is Core Keeper bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Core Keeper averaged 16,942 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 137,836. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Has Core Keeper ever had more players than Valheim?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Valheim has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 76 days both games have been tracked.
Is Core Keeper better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 558,905 reviews vs 93% across 67,211 for Core Keeper. Valheim has the larger player base right now (116,661 vs 14,370 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Core Keeper growing or declining on Steam?
Core Keeper averaged 16,942 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 129% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,132.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 137,836 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 442% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,477.
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