Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Dead Cells is currently the more played game: 1,459 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,361 for War Robots — a similar number of players. Dead Cells also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 60%. War Robots is free to play, while Dead Cells costs $24.99. Across all tracked metrics, Dead Cells leads 8 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Dead Cells | War Robots |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,459 | 1,361 |
| 24-hour peak | 3,081 | 2,114 |
| 7-day average | 1,967 | 1,565 |
| 30-day average | 1,962 | 1,565 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 3,081 | 2,114 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 60% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 63% positive |
| Total reviews | 181,812 | 30,404 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 6, 2018 | Apr 4, 2018 |
| Price | $24.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Dead Cells | War Robots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 1,698 | 1,712 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,881 | 3,081 | 1,561 | 2,114 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Dead Cells currently has more players: 1,459 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,361 for War Robots — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Dead Cells averaged 1,962 concurrent players and War Robots averaged 1,565. By that measure Dead Cells is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Dead Cells rates higher: 97% positive across 181,812 reviews vs 60% across 30,404 for War Robots. Dead Cells has the larger player base right now (1,459 vs 1,361 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.