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Don't Starve Together vs Terraria
Terraria is the more played game right now: 23,841 players on Steam against 21,417 for Don't Starve Together, a similar number of players. Terraria has been ahead for 57 days straight, and has led on 110 days of the 172 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Terraria also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 95%. Terraria is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Terraria leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 27.1h in Don't Starve Together and 186h in Terraria. 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.
Don't Starve Together
27.1h
average of 137 members
Terraria
186h
average of 241 members
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Don't Starve Together
25,731Terraria
37,165Daily averages · latest day · Terraria, 44% ahead of Don't Starve Together
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 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
Terraria has had the higher daily player count for the last 57 days. Don't Starve Together last led on Aug 16, 2026.
Don't Starve Together led 62 daysTerraria led 110 days
- Days tracked
- 172
- Current streak
- 57 days
- Terraria
- Lead changes
- 10
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Aug 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 172 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 | Don't Starve Together | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,417 | 23,841 |
| 24-hour peak | 54,658 | 60,831 |
| 7-day average | 29,684 | 33,883 |
| 30-day average | 28,169 | 34,151 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | −22% |
| Peak (tracked) | 121,283 | 76,353 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 544,282 | 1,561,311 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 21, 2016 | May 16, 2011 |
| Price | $14.99 | $4.99 (−50%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Don't Starve Together | Terraria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,667 | 24,839 | 21,712 | 27,427 |
| May 2026 | 21,100 | 48,796 | 24,837 | 41,678 |
| Jun 2026 | 40,545 | 121,283 | 26,809 | 46,342 |
| Jul 2026 | 37,731 | 98,869 | 30,813 | 49,184 |
| Aug 2026 | 29,229 | 61,806 | 36,849 | 76,353 |
| Sep 2026 | 24,734 | 58,763 | 37,477 | 75,354 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 27,379 | 58,009 | 33,426 | 63,026 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Don't Starve Together or Terraria?
Terraria currently has more players: 23,841 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,417 for Don't Starve Together, a similar number of players.
Is Don't Starve Together bigger than Terraria on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve Together averaged 28,169 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 34,151. By that measure Terraria is currently the bigger game.
Has Don't Starve Together ever had more players than Terraria?
Yes. Across the 172 days Coilr has tracked both games, Don't Starve Together had the higher daily average on 62 days, most recently on Aug 16, 2026. Terraria has led for the last 57 days.
Is Don't Starve Together better than Terraria?
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,561,311 reviews vs 95% across 544,282 for Don't Starve Together. Terraria has the larger player base right now (23,841 vs 21,417 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Don't Starve Together growing or declining on Steam?
Don't Starve Together averaged 28,169 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 121,283.
Is Terraria growing or declining on Steam?
Terraria averaged 34,151 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 22% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 76,353.
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