Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year is currently the more played game: 852 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 835 for Crab Game — a similar number of players. Tomb Raider Game of the Year also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 91%. Crab Game is free to play, while Tomb Raider Game of the Year costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Tomb Raider Game of the Year leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Tomb Raider Game of the Year has had the higher daily player count for the last 44 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
44
Current streak
44 days
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
24%
Jun 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 44 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crab Game | Tomb Raider Game of the Year |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 835 | 852 |
| 24-hour peak | 942 | 1,659 |
| 7-day average | 754 | 1,315 |
| 30-day average | 696 | 1,354 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | +9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,028 | 2,648 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 151,250 | 268,023 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2021 | Mar 4, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
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| Month | Crab Game | Tomb Raider Game of the Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 723 | 970 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 655 | 828 |
| Jun 2026 | 714 | 1,028 | 1,227 | 2,396 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 705 | 976 | 1,411 | 2,648 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Tomb Raider Game of the Year currently has more players: 852 concurrent players on Steam vs 835 for Crab Game — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Crab Game averaged 696 concurrent players and Tomb Raider Game of the Year averaged 1,354. By that measure Tomb Raider Game of the Year is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Tomb Raider Game of the Year has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 44 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Tomb Raider Game of the Year rates higher: 96% positive across 268,023 reviews vs 91% across 151,250 for Crab Game. Tomb Raider Game of the Year has the larger player base right now (852 vs 835 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Crab Game averaged 696 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,028.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year averaged 1,354 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 2,648.