Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is currently the more played game: 19,507 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 17,324 for Don't Starve Together — a similar number of players. Don't Starve Together counters with better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 74%. Across all tracked metrics, Don't Starve Together leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Don't Starve Together has had the higher daily player count for the last 37 days — Hunt: Showdown 1896 last led on Jun 10, 2026.
Days tracked
55
Current streak
37 days
Don't Starve Together
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
6%
Jun 11, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 55 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Don't Starve Together | Hunt: Showdown 1896 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 17,324 | 19,507 |
| 24-hour peak | 67,496 | 25,982 |
| 7-day average | 38,102 | 15,765 |
| 30-day average | 46,700 | 16,842 |
| 30-day trend | +61% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 122,568 | 42,690 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 74% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 66% positive |
| Total reviews | 539,182 | 275,274 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 20, 2016 | Aug 26, 2019 |
| Price | $14.99 | $29.99 |
Full stats: Don't Starve Together · Hunt: Showdown 1896 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Don't Starve Together | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,667 | 24,839 | 10,496 | 13,611 |
| May 2026 | 21,100 | 48,796 | 16,260 | 31,426 |
| Jun 2026 | 40,553 | 122,568 | 17,803 | 42,690 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 41,629 | 99,921 | 16,238 | 33,550 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Hunt: Showdown 1896 currently has more players: 19,507 concurrent players on Steam vs 17,324 for Don't Starve Together — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve Together averaged 46,700 concurrent players and Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,842. By that measure Don't Starve Together is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 55 days Coilr has tracked both games, Hunt: Showdown 1896 had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on Jun 10, 2026. Don't Starve Together has led for the last 37 days.
By Steam review score, Don't Starve Together rates higher: 95% positive across 539,182 reviews vs 74% across 275,274 for Hunt: Showdown 1896. Hunt: Showdown 1896 has the larger player base right now (19,507 vs 17,324 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Don't Starve Together averaged 46,700 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 61% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 122,568.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,842 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,690.