Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Sons Of The Forest is currently the more played game: 15,186 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,303 for Counter-Strike — about 34% more players. Counter-Strike counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest leads 6 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,303 | 15,186 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,303 | 18,340 |
| 7-day average | 7,993 | 17,073 |
| 30-day average | 7,986 | 15,819 |
| 30-day trend | — | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,900 | 39,863 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 260,681 | 313,410 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 31, 2000 | Feb 21, 2024 |
| Price | $9.99 | $29.99 |
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| Month | Counter-Strike | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | 11,355 | 11,957 | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 7,987 | 12,900 | 14,982 | 39,863 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 8,117 | 12,803 | 18,601 | 36,491 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Sons Of The Forest currently has more players: 15,186 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,303 for Counter-Strike — about 34% more players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike averaged 7,986 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,819. By that measure Sons Of The Forest is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike rates higher: 97% positive across 260,681 reviews vs 88% across 313,410 for Sons Of The Forest. Sons Of The Forest has the larger player base right now (15,186 vs 11,303 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,819 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,863.