Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / RPG games.
Hades is currently the more played game: 4,566 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,153 for Darkest Dungeon® — a similar number of players. Hades also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 92%. Darkest Dungeon® is currently 85% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Hades leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Darkest Dungeon® | Hades |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,153 | 4,566 |
| 24-hour peak | 4,558 | 5,581 |
| 7-day average | 3,206 | 4,179 |
| 30-day average | 3,206 | 4,422 |
| 30-day trend | — | +57% |
| Peak (tracked) | 4,558 | 8,285 |
| Steam reviews | 92% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 160,585 | 306,007 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 19, 2016 | Sep 17, 2020 |
| Price | $3.74 (−85%) | $24.99 |
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| Month | Darkest Dungeon® | Hades | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,240 | 5,991 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 3,278 | 7,884 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 3,190 | 4,558 | 4,880 | 8,285 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Hades currently has more players: 4,566 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,153 for Darkest Dungeon® — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Darkest Dungeon® averaged 3,206 concurrent players and Hades averaged 4,422. By that measure Hades is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Hades rates higher: 98% positive across 306,007 reviews vs 92% across 160,585 for Darkest Dungeon®. Hades has the larger player base right now (4,566 vs 4,153 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Hades averaged 4,422 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 57% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 8,285.