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Dead by Daylight vs Phasmophobia
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Dead by Daylight is currently the more played game: 42,318 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,378 for Phasmophobia, about 6× more players. Dead by Daylight has been ahead for 119 days straight. Phasmophobia counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 78%. Across all tracked metrics, Dead by Daylight leads 7 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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 554h in Dead by Daylight and 38.3h in Phasmophobia. 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
Phasmophobia
38.3h
average of 95 members
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Player count history
Dead by DaylightPhasmophobia
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 119 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Dead by Daylight led 119 daysPhasmophobia led 0 days
Days tracked
119
Current streak
119 days
Dead by Daylight
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
63%
Apr 20, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 119 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Dead by Daylight | Phasmophobia |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 42,318 | 7,378 |
| 24-hour peak | 62,912 | 12,367 |
| 7-day average | 51,867 | 8,935 |
| 30-day average | 51,531 | 9,314 |
| 30-day trend | −16% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 169,957 | 24,848 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 69% positive | 86% positive |
| Total reviews | 934,025 | 839,189 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 14, 2016 | Sep 18, 2020 |
| Price | $19.99 | $19.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Dead by Daylight | Phasmophobia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 41,665 | 44,573 | 12,564 | 16,011 |
| May 2026 | 57,631 | 82,318 | 13,327 | 24,848 |
| Jun 2026 | 71,430 | 169,957 | 8,396 | 16,310 |
| Jul 2026 | 70,906 | 121,265 | 9,549 | 22,613 |
| Aug 2026 | 58,194 | 99,853 | 9,811 | 18,055 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 50,330 | 76,113 | 9,127 | 17,017 |
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 Phasmophobia?
Dead by Daylight currently has more players: 42,318 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,378 for Phasmophobia, about 6× more players.
Is Dead by Daylight bigger than Phasmophobia on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Dead by Daylight averaged 51,531 concurrent players and Phasmophobia averaged 9,314. By that measure Dead by Daylight is currently the bigger game.
Has Phasmophobia 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 119 days both games have been tracked.
Is Dead by Daylight better than Phasmophobia?
By Steam review score, Phasmophobia rates higher: 94% positive across 839,189 reviews vs 78% across 934,025 for Dead by Daylight. Dead by Daylight has the larger player base right now (42,318 vs 7,378 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 51,531 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 169,957.
Is Phasmophobia growing or declining on Steam?
Phasmophobia averaged 9,314 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 24,848.