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Dead by Daylight vs Hunt: Showdown 1896
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Dead by Daylight is currently the more played game: 61,293 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 23,084 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 3× more players. Dead by Daylight has been ahead for 117 days straight. Dead by Daylight also has the better Steam reviews: 78% positive vs 74%. Hunt: Showdown 1896 is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Dead by Daylight leads 9 of 10.
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
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Coilr members average 554h in Dead by Daylight and 55.4h in Hunt: Showdown 1896. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Dead by Daylight
554h
average of 65 members
Hunt: Showdown 1896
55.4h
average of 38 members
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Player count history
Dead by DaylightHunt: Showdown 1896
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Dead by Daylight has had the higher daily player count for the last 117 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Dead by Daylight led 117 daysHunt: Showdown 1896 led 0 days
Days tracked
117
Current streak
117 days
Dead by Daylight
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
60%
Jun 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 117 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Dead by Daylight | Hunt: Showdown 1896 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 61,293 | 23,084 |
| 24-hour peak | 63,941 | 31,827 |
| 7-day average | 52,163 | 19,760 |
| 30-day average | 51,664 | 16,237 |
| 30-day trend | −16% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 169,957 | 42,690 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 74% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 69% positive | 68% positive |
| Total reviews | 934,025 | 278,269 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 14, 2016 | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Price | $19.99 | $11.99 (−60%) |
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Players by month
| Month | Dead by Daylight | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 41,665 | 44,573 | 10,496 | 13,611 |
| May 2026 | 57,631 | 82,318 | 16,260 | 31,426 |
| Jun 2026 | 71,430 | 169,957 | 17,828 | 42,690 |
| Jul 2026 | 70,906 | 121,265 | 16,129 | 33,283 |
| Aug 2026 | 58,193 | 99,853 | 15,033 | 30,808 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 50,443 | 76,113 | 17,563 | 40,307 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Dead by Daylight or Hunt: Showdown 1896?
Dead by Daylight currently has more players: 61,293 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,084 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 3× more players.
Is Dead by Daylight bigger than Hunt: Showdown 1896 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Dead by Daylight averaged 51,664 concurrent players and Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,237. By that measure Dead by Daylight is currently the bigger game.
Has Hunt: Showdown 1896 ever had more players than Dead by Daylight?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Dead by Daylight has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 117 days both games have been tracked.
Is Dead by Daylight better than Hunt: Showdown 1896?
By Steam review score, Dead by Daylight rates higher: 78% positive across 934,025 reviews vs 74% across 278,269 for Hunt: Showdown 1896. Dead by Daylight has the larger player base right now (61,293 vs 23,084 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Dead by Daylight growing or declining on Steam?
Dead by Daylight averaged 51,664 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 169,957.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 growing or declining on Steam?
Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,237 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,690.