Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Valheim is currently the more played game: 11,690 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,162 for Crimson Desert — about 28% more players. Valheim also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 84%. Valheim is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 18 days — Crimson Desert last led on Jun 28, 2026.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
18 days
Valheim
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
3%
Jun 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crimson Desert | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,162 | 11,690 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,631 | 23,199 |
| 7-day average | 12,564 | 17,409 |
| 30-day average | 15,868 | 16,833 |
| 30-day trend | −40% | +10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 50,641 | 34,101 |
| Steam reviews | 84% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 78% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 163,445 | 537,249 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 18, 2026 | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Price | $69.99 | $9.99 (−50%) |
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| Month | Crimson Desert | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | 33,137 | 50,641 | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | 21,660 | 47,605 | 15,597 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 13,722 | 26,659 | 17,489 | 34,101 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Valheim currently has more players: 11,690 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,162 for Crimson Desert — about 28% more players.
Over the last 30 days Crimson Desert averaged 15,868 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 16,833. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 50 days Coilr has tracked both games, Crimson Desert had the higher daily average on 32 days, most recently on Jun 28, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 18 days.
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 537,249 reviews vs 84% across 163,445 for Crimson Desert. Valheim has the larger player base right now (11,690 vs 9,162 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Crimson Desert averaged 15,868 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 40% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,641.
Valheim averaged 16,833 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 34,101.