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Dead by Daylight vs Sons Of The Forest
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Dead by Daylight is currently the more played game: 42,549 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,649 for Sons Of The Forest, about 8× more players. Dead by Daylight has been ahead for 114 days straight. Sons Of The Forest counters with better Steam reviews: 88% 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.
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Coilr members average 570h in Dead by Daylight and 21.3h in Sons Of The Forest. 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
570h
average of 63 members
Sons Of The Forest
21.3h
average of 60 members
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Player count history
Dead by DaylightSons Of The Forest
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 114 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Dead by Daylight led 114 daysSons Of The Forest led 0 days
Days tracked
114
Current streak
114 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 114 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Dead by Daylight | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 42,549 | 5,649 |
| 24-hour peak | 66,299 | 11,438 |
| 7-day average | 53,036 | 10,101 |
| 30-day average | 51,994 | 9,086 |
| 30-day trend | −15% | +13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 169,957 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 69% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 934,025 | 319,750 |
| 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 →
Players by month
| 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 | 70,906 | 121,265 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 | 58,196 | 99,853 | 6,501 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 50,608 | 76,113 | 12,080 | 29,825 |
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 Sons Of The Forest?
Dead by Daylight currently has more players: 42,549 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,649 for Sons Of The Forest, about 8× more players.
Is Dead by Daylight bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Dead by Daylight averaged 51,994 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,086. By that measure Dead by Daylight is currently the bigger game.
Has Sons Of The Forest 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 114 days both games have been tracked.
Is Dead by Daylight better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 319,750 reviews vs 78% across 934,025 for Dead by Daylight. Dead by Daylight has the larger player base right now (42,549 vs 5,649 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 51,994 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 169,957.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,086 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.