Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Just Cause™ 3 is currently the more played game: 968 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 789 for Crab Game — about 23% more players. Crab Game counters with better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 84%. Crab Game is free to play, while Just Cause™ 3 costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Just Cause™ 3 leads 6 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Crab Game has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — Just Cause™ 3 last led on Jul 14, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
1 day
Crab Game
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 15, 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 | Just Cause™ 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 789 | 968 |
| 24-hour peak | 842 | 1,029 |
| 7-day average | 700 | 861 |
| 30-day average | 693 | 854 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,071 | 1,462 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 84% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 151,277 | 127,382 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2021 | Nov 30, 2015 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
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| Month | Crab Game | Just Cause™ 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 712 | 1,071 | 874 | 1,462 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 682 | 963 | 900 | 1,447 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Just Cause™ 3 currently has more players: 968 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 Just Cause™ 3 averaged 854. By that measure Just Cause™ 3 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, Just Cause™ 3 had the higher daily average on 35 days, most recently on Jul 14, 2026. Crab Game has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, Crab Game rates higher: 91% positive across 151,277 reviews vs 84% across 127,382 for Just Cause™ 3. Just Cause™ 3 has the larger player base right now (968 vs 789 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.