Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Casual games.
Trove is currently the more played game: 999 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 789 for Crab Game — about 27% more players. Crab Game counters with better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 80%. Across all tracked metrics, Crab Game leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Trove has had the higher daily player count for the last 3 days — Crab Game last led on Jul 12, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
3 days
Trove
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
1%
Jul 4, 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 | Trove |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 789 | 999 |
| 24-hour peak | 842 | 1,087 |
| 7-day average | 701 | 698 |
| 30-day average | 693 | 631 |
| 30-day trend | — | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,071 | 1,346 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 80% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 65% positive |
| Total reviews | 151,277 | 92,713 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2021 | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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| Month | Crab Game | Trove | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 374 | 644 |
| Jun 2026 | 712 | 1,071 | 617 | 894 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 682 | 963 | 654 | 1,346 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Trove currently has more players: 999 concurrent players on Steam vs 789 for Crab Game — about 27% more players.
Over the last 30 days Crab Game averaged 693 concurrent players and Trove averaged 631. By that measure Crab Game is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, Crab Game had the higher daily average on 33 days, most recently on Jul 12, 2026. Trove has led for the last 3 days.
By Steam review score, Crab Game rates higher: 91% positive across 151,277 reviews vs 80% across 92,713 for Trove. Trove has the larger player base right now (999 vs 789 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Trove averaged 631 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,346.