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Dead by Daylight vs The Outlast Trials
Dead by Daylight is the more played game right now: 50,702 players on Steam against 33,179 for The Outlast Trials, about 1.5× more players. Dead by Daylight has been ahead for 67 days straight.
The Outlast Trials counters with better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 78%. Dead by Daylight is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Dead by Daylight leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 481h in Dead by Daylight and 10.8h in The Outlast Trials. 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
481h
average of 76 members
The Outlast Trials
10.8h
average of 29 members
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Dead by Daylight has had the higher daily player count for the last 67 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Dead by Daylight led 67 daysThe Outlast Trials led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 67
- Current streak
- 67 days
- Dead by Daylight
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 47%
- Oct 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 67 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Dead by Daylight | The Outlast Trials |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 50,702 | 33,179 |
| 24-hour peak | 51,035 | 39,005 |
| 7-day average | 42,001 | 6,835 |
| 30-day average | 47,369 | 4,497 |
| 30-day trend | −17% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 169,957 | 39,005 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 69% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 936,106 | 112,484 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 14, 2016 | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Price | $7.99 (−60%) | $39.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Dead by Daylight | The Outlast Trials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 41,665 | 44,573 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 57,631 | 82,318 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 71,430 | 169,957 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 70,906 | 121,265 | 7,545 | 10,798 |
| Aug 2026 | 58,226 | 99,853 | 4,999 | 10,439 |
| Sep 2026 | 48,050 | 76,113 | 3,600 | 6,679 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 35,614 | 51,035 | 10,146 | 39,005 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Dead by Daylight or The Outlast Trials?
Dead by Daylight currently has more players: 50,702 concurrent players on Steam vs 33,179 for The Outlast Trials, about 1.5× more players.
Is Dead by Daylight bigger than The Outlast Trials on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Dead by Daylight averaged 47,369 concurrent players and The Outlast Trials averaged 4,497. By that measure Dead by Daylight is currently the bigger game.
Has The Outlast Trials 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 67 days both games have been tracked.
Is Dead by Daylight better than The Outlast Trials?
By Steam review score, The Outlast Trials rates higher: 92% positive across 112,484 reviews vs 78% across 936,106 for Dead by Daylight. Dead by Daylight has the larger player base right now (50,702 vs 33,179 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 47,369 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 169,957.
Is The Outlast Trials growing or declining on Steam?
The Outlast Trials averaged 4,497 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,005.
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