Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Hollow Knight is currently the more played game: 8,939 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,868 for Counter-Strike — a similar number of players. Across all tracked metrics, Hollow Knight leads 6 of 7.
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| Metric | Counter-Strike | Hollow Knight |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,868 | 8,939 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,470 | 13,711 |
| 7-day average | 8,100 | 9,950 |
| 30-day average | 8,056 | 8,232 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,900 | 14,456 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 260,501 | 549,733 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Price | $1.99 | $7.49 |
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| Month | Counter-Strike | Hollow Knight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 4,723 | 4,785 |
| May 2026 | 11,355 | 11,957 | 5,053 | 6,514 |
| Jun 2026 | 7,987 | 12,900 | 6,948 | 13,164 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 8,235 | 12,803 | 9,928 | 14,456 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Hollow Knight currently has more players: 8,939 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,868 for Counter-Strike — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike averaged 8,056 concurrent players and Hollow Knight averaged 8,232. By that measure Hollow Knight is currently the bigger game.