Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Crab Game is currently the more played game: 704 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 686 for Metro: Last Light Redux — a similar number of players. Crab Game is free to play, while Metro: Last Light Redux costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Metro: Last Light Redux leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Crab Game | Metro: Last Light Redux |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 704 | 686 |
| 24-hour peak | 967 | 1,279 |
| 7-day average | 711 | 899 |
| 30-day average | 693 | 899 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,071 | 1,279 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 151,277 | 80,258 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2021 | Aug 25, 2014 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
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| Month | Crab Game | Metro: Last Light Redux | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 713 | 1,071 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 690 | 967 | 899 | 1,279 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Crab Game currently has more players: 704 concurrent players on Steam vs 686 for Metro: Last Light Redux — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Crab Game averaged 693 concurrent players and Metro: Last Light Redux averaged 899. By that measure Metro: Last Light Redux is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Crab Game rates higher: 91% positive across 151,277 reviews vs 91% across 80,258 for Metro: Last Light Redux. Crab Game has the larger player base right now (704 vs 686 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Crab Game averaged 693 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,071.