Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is currently the more played game: 1,913 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 824 for Crab Game — about 2.3× more players. Crab Game is free to play, while Halo: The Master Chief Collection costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, Halo: The Master Chief Collection leads 8 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Halo: The Master Chief Collection has had the higher daily player count for the last 32 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
32
Current streak
32 days
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
71%
Jun 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 32 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crab Game | Halo: The Master Chief Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 824 | 1,913 |
| 24-hour peak | 842 | 6,175 |
| 7-day average | 710 | 3,915 |
| 30-day average | 693 | 4,109 |
| 30-day trend | — | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,071 | 8,796 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 151,277 | 260,205 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2021 | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Price | Free to play | $39.99 |
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| Month | Crab Game | Halo: The Master Chief Collection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 712 | 1,071 | 4,493 | 8,796 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 683 | 963 | 3,996 | 7,021 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Halo: The Master Chief Collection currently has more players: 1,913 concurrent players on Steam vs 824 for Crab Game — about 2.3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Crab Game averaged 693 concurrent players and Halo: The Master Chief Collection averaged 4,109. By that measure Halo: The Master Chief Collection is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Halo: The Master Chief Collection has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 32 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Halo: The Master Chief Collection rates higher: 92% positive across 260,205 reviews vs 91% across 151,277 for Crab Game. Halo: The Master Chief Collection has the larger player base right now (1,913 vs 824 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection averaged 4,109 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 8,796.