Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
DOOM is currently the more played game: 1,088 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 792 for Crab Game — about 37% more players. DOOM also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 91%. Crab Game is free to play, while DOOM costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, DOOM leads 8 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
DOOM has had the higher daily player count for the last 19 days — Crab Game last led on Jun 26, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
19 days
DOOM
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 13, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 37 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crab Game | DOOM |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 792 | 1,088 |
| 24-hour peak | 842 | 1,168 |
| 7-day average | 700 | 870 |
| 30-day average | 693 | 739 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,071 | 1,442 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 151,277 | 219,680 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2021 | May 12, 2016 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
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| Month | Crab Game | DOOM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 712 | 1,071 | 650 | 1,284 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 682 | 963 | 835 | 1,442 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
DOOM currently has more players: 1,088 concurrent players on Steam vs 792 for Crab Game — about 37% more players.
Over the last 30 days Crab Game averaged 693 concurrent players and DOOM averaged 739. By that measure DOOM is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, Crab Game had the higher daily average on 17 days, most recently on Jun 26, 2026. DOOM has led for the last 19 days.
By Steam review score, DOOM rates higher: 96% positive across 219,680 reviews vs 91% across 151,277 for Crab Game. DOOM has the larger player base right now (1,088 vs 792 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.