Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Crab Game is currently the more played game: 789 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 748 for Portal — a similar number of players. Portal counters with better Steam reviews: 99% positive vs 91%. Crab Game is free to play, while Portal costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Portal leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Crab Game has had the higher daily player count for the last 3 days — Portal last led on Jul 12, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
3 days
Crab Game
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
5%
Jul 10, 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 | Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 789 | 748 |
| 24-hour peak | 842 | 837 |
| 7-day average | 700 | 727 |
| 30-day average | 693 | 706 |
| 30-day trend | — | +66% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,071 | 1,469 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 99% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 151,277 | 196,654 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2021 | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Price | Free to play | $9.99 |
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| Month | Crab Game | Portal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 384 | 480 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 403 | 565 |
| Jun 2026 | 712 | 1,071 | 539 | 1,469 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 682 | 963 | 829 | 1,387 |
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: 789 concurrent players on Steam vs 748 for Portal — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Crab Game averaged 693 concurrent players and Portal averaged 706. By that measure Portal is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, Portal had the higher daily average on 17 days, most recently on Jul 12, 2026. Crab Game has led for the last 3 days.
By Steam review score, Portal rates higher: 99% positive across 196,654 reviews vs 91% across 151,277 for Crab Game. Crab Game has the larger player base right now (789 vs 748 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Portal averaged 706 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 66% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,469.