Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Half-Life is currently the more played game: 974 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 789 for Crab Game — about 23% more players. Half-Life also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 91%. Crab Game is free to play, while Half-Life costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Half-Life leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Half-Life has had the higher daily player count for the last 21 days — Crab Game last led on Jun 24, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
21 days
Half-Life
Lead changes
5
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 22, 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 | Half-Life |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 789 | 974 |
| 24-hour peak | 842 | 1,127 |
| 7-day average | 700 | 951 |
| 30-day average | 693 | 910 |
| 30-day trend | — | +29% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,071 | 1,690 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 151,277 | 162,552 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2021 | Nov 18, 1998 |
| Price | Free to play | $9.99 |
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| Month | Crab Game | Half-Life | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 650 | 817 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 669 | 953 |
| Jun 2026 | 712 | 1,071 | 780 | 1,603 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 682 | 963 | 1,014 | 1,690 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Half-Life currently has more players: 974 concurrent players on Steam vs 789 for Crab Game — about 23% more players.
Over the last 30 days Crab Game averaged 693 concurrent players and Half-Life averaged 910. By that measure Half-Life is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, Crab Game had the higher daily average on 11 days, most recently on Jun 24, 2026. Half-Life has led for the last 21 days.
By Steam review score, Half-Life rates higher: 97% positive across 162,552 reviews vs 91% across 151,277 for Crab Game. Half-Life has the larger player base right now (974 vs 789 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Half-Life averaged 910 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 29% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,690.