Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Dead by Daylight is currently the more played game: 78,885 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,326 for Sons Of The Forest — about 7× more players. Sons Of The Forest counters with better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 78%. Across all tracked metrics, Dead by Daylight leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Dead by Daylight has had the higher daily player count for the last 70 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
70
Current streak
70 days
Dead by Daylight
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
58%
Jun 11, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 70 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Dead by Daylight | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 78,885 | 11,326 |
| 24-hour peak | 78,885 | 12,371 |
| 7-day average | 62,631 | 8,062 |
| 30-day average | 69,574 | 12,825 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | −21% |
| Peak (tracked) | 169,957 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 78% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 923,826 | 316,000 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 14, 2016 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $19.99 | $29.99 |
Full stats: Dead by Daylight · Sons Of The Forest · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Dead by Daylight | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 41,665 | 44,573 | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | 57,631 | 82,318 | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 71,430 | 169,957 | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 70,903 | 121,834 | 13,594 | 36,491 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 64,041 | 78,885 | 8,562 | 12,371 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Dead by Daylight currently has more players: 78,885 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,326 for Sons Of The Forest — about 7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Dead by Daylight averaged 69,574 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 12,825. By that measure Dead by Daylight is currently the bigger game.
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 70 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 316,000 reviews vs 78% across 923,826 for Dead by Daylight. Dead by Daylight has the larger player base right now (78,885 vs 11,326 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Dead by Daylight averaged 69,574 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 169,957.
Sons Of The Forest averaged 12,825 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 21% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.