Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Free To Play games.
Paladins® is currently the more played game: 842 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 665 for Doki Doki Literature Club! — about 27% more players. Doki Doki Literature Club! counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 85%. Across all tracked metrics, Paladins® leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Doki Doki Literature Club! | Paladins® |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 665 | 842 |
| 24-hour peak | 835 | 1,257 |
| 7-day average | 696 | 774 |
| 30-day average | 694 | 757 |
| 30-day trend | — | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 875 | 1,399 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 224,069 | 345,328 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 6, 2017 | May 7, 2018 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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| Month | Doki Doki Literature Club! | Paladins® | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 804 | 1,209 |
| Jun 2026 | 520 | 715 | 759 | 1,399 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 700 | 875 | 756 | 1,378 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Paladins® currently has more players: 842 concurrent players on Steam vs 665 for Doki Doki Literature Club! — about 27% more players.
Over the last 30 days Doki Doki Literature Club! averaged 694 concurrent players and Paladins® averaged 757. By that measure Paladins® is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Doki Doki Literature Club! rates higher: 96% positive across 224,069 reviews vs 85% across 345,328 for Paladins®. Paladins® has the larger player base right now (842 vs 665 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Paladins® averaged 757 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,399.