Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Wuthering Waves is currently the more played game: 14,798 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,339 for Crimson Desert — about 20% more players. Wuthering Waves also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 84%. Wuthering Waves is free to play, while Crimson Desert costs $69.99. Across all tracked metrics, Wuthering Waves leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Wuthering Waves has had the higher daily player count for the last 8 days — Crimson Desert last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Days tracked
51
Current streak
8 days
Wuthering Waves
Lead changes
9
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 51 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crimson Desert | Wuthering Waves |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,339 | 14,798 |
| 24-hour peak | 14,131 | 21,319 |
| 7-day average | 12,293 | 20,023 |
| 30-day average | 15,504 | 16,517 |
| 30-day trend | −40% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 50,641 | 49,168 |
| Steam reviews | 84% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 78% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 163,445 | 51,752 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | — |
| Release date | Mar 18, 2026 | Apr 27, 2025 |
| Price | $69.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Crimson Desert · Wuthering Waves · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Crimson Desert | Wuthering Waves | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 33,137 | 50,641 | 15,228 | 21,792 |
| Jun 2026 | 21,665 | 47,605 | 18,457 | 49,168 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 13,512 | 26,659 | 16,644 | 39,944 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Wuthering Waves currently has more players: 14,798 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,339 for Crimson Desert — about 20% more players.
Over the last 30 days Crimson Desert averaged 15,504 concurrent players and Wuthering Waves averaged 16,517. By that measure Wuthering Waves is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 51 days Coilr has tracked both games, Crimson Desert had the higher daily average on 32 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Wuthering Waves has led for the last 8 days.
By Steam review score, Wuthering Waves rates higher: 88% positive across 51,752 reviews vs 84% across 163,445 for Crimson Desert. Wuthering Waves has the larger player base right now (14,798 vs 12,339 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Crimson Desert averaged 15,504 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 40% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,641.
Wuthering Waves averaged 16,517 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,168.