Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Darkest Dungeon® is currently the more played game: 4,104 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,676 for Kerbal Space Program — a similar number of players. Kerbal Space Program counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 92%. Darkest Dungeon® is currently 85% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Kerbal Space Program leads 6 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Darkest Dungeon® | Kerbal Space Program |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,104 | 3,676 |
| 24-hour peak | 4,558 | 5,282 |
| 7-day average | 3,198 | 3,966 |
| 30-day average | 3,198 | 3,966 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 4,558 | 5,282 |
| Steam reviews | 92% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 160,585 | 144,582 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 19, 2016 | Apr 27, 2015 |
| Price | $3.74 (−85%) | $39.99 |
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Darkest Dungeon® currently has more players: 4,104 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,676 for Kerbal Space Program — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Darkest Dungeon® averaged 3,198 concurrent players and Kerbal Space Program averaged 3,966. By that measure Kerbal Space Program is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Kerbal Space Program rates higher: 96% positive across 144,582 reviews vs 92% across 160,585 for Darkest Dungeon®. Darkest Dungeon® has the larger player base right now (4,104 vs 3,676 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.