Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Palworld is currently the more played game: 757,802 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 63,561 for Don't Starve Together — about 12× more players. Palworld is currently 30% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Palworld leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Palworld has had the higher daily player count for the last 13 days — Don't Starve Together last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Days tracked
53
Current streak
13 days
Palworld
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
6%
Jul 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 53 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Don't Starve Together | Palworld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 63,561 | 757,802 |
| 24-hour peak | 65,252 | 804,840 |
| 7-day average | 34,083 | 629,331 |
| 30-day average | 42,957 | 262,651 |
| 30-day trend | +23% | +903% |
| Peak (tracked) | 122,074 | 961,571 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 539,182 | 440,704 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 20, 2016 | Jan 17, 2024 |
| Price | $14.99 | $20.99 (−30%) |
Full stats: Don't Starve Together · Palworld · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Don't Starve Together | Palworld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,667 | 24,839 | 28,256 | 28,256 |
| May 2026 | 21,100 | 48,796 | 15,863 | 17,744 |
| Jun 2026 | 40,600 | 122,074 | 27,059 | 50,615 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 40,178 | 99,921 | 354,487 | 961,571 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Palworld currently has more players: 757,802 concurrent players on Steam vs 63,561 for Don't Starve Together — about 12× more players.
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve Together averaged 42,957 concurrent players and Palworld averaged 262,651. By that measure Palworld is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 53 days Coilr has tracked both games, Don't Starve Together had the higher daily average on 34 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Palworld has led for the last 13 days.
By Steam review score, Don't Starve Together rates higher: 95% positive across 539,182 reviews vs 94% across 440,704 for Palworld. Palworld has the larger player base right now (757,802 vs 63,561 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Don't Starve Together averaged 42,957 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 23% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 122,074.
Palworld averaged 262,651 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 903% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 961,571.