Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Metro 2033 Redux is currently the more played game: 1,493 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 824 for Crab Game — about 1.8× more players. Crab Game is free to play, while Metro 2033 Redux costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Metro 2033 Redux leads 7 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Metro 2033 Redux has had the higher daily player count for the last 37 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
37 days
Metro 2033 Redux
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
16%
Jun 23, 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 | Metro 2033 Redux |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 824 | 1,493 |
| 24-hour peak | 842 | 1,880 |
| 7-day average | 710 | 1,722 |
| 30-day average | 693 | 1,756 |
| 30-day trend | — | +45% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,071 | 3,793 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 151,277 | 138,329 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2021 | Aug 24, 2014 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
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| Month | Crab Game | Metro 2033 Redux | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 1,983 | 2,751 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 791 | 1,399 |
| Jun 2026 | 712 | 1,071 | 1,384 | 3,680 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 683 | 963 | 2,076 | 3,793 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Metro 2033 Redux currently has more players: 1,493 concurrent players on Steam vs 824 for Crab Game — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days Crab Game averaged 693 concurrent players and Metro 2033 Redux averaged 1,756. By that measure Metro 2033 Redux is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Metro 2033 Redux has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 37 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Metro 2033 Redux rates higher: 92% positive across 138,329 reviews vs 91% across 151,277 for Crab Game. Metro 2033 Redux has the larger player base right now (1,493 vs 824 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Metro 2033 Redux averaged 1,756 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 45% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,793.