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Don't Starve Together vs The Forest
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Don't Starve Together is currently the more played game: 16,564 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,348 for The Forest, about 4× more players. Don't Starve Together has been ahead for 120 days straight. Across all tracked metrics, Don't Starve Together leads 6 of 10.
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.
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Coilr members average 14.2h in Don't Starve Together and 361h in The Forest. 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
14.2h
average of 74 members
The Forest
361h
average of 63 members
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Player count history
Don't Starve TogetherThe Forest
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Don't Starve Together has had the higher daily player count for the last 120 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Don't Starve Together led 120 daysThe Forest led 0 days
Days tracked
120
Current streak
120 days
Don't Starve Together
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
45%
Jun 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 120 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Don't Starve Together | The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,564 | 4,348 |
| 24-hour peak | 52,579 | 5,158 |
| 7-day average | 28,692 | 3,277 |
| 30-day average | 30,199 | 3,558 |
| 30-day trend | −26% | −46% |
| Peak (tracked) | 121,283 | 19,013 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 541,736 | 680,422 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 21, 2016 | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Price | $14.99 | $19.99 |
Full stats: Don't Starve Together · The Forest · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Don't Starve Together | The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,667 | 24,839 | 3,029 | 4,011 |
| May 2026 | 21,100 | 48,796 | 3,009 | 4,779 |
| Jun 2026 | 40,545 | 121,283 | 7,460 | 19,013 |
| Jul 2026 | 37,736 | 98,869 | 5,857 | 12,617 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 29,873 | 62,329 | 3,427 | 5,783 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Don't Starve Together or The Forest?
Don't Starve Together currently has more players: 16,564 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,348 for The Forest, about 4× more players.
Is Don't Starve Together bigger than The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve Together averaged 30,199 concurrent players and The Forest averaged 3,558. By that measure Don't Starve Together is currently the bigger game.
Has The Forest ever had more players than Don't Starve Together?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Don't Starve Together has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 120 days both games have been tracked.
Is Don't Starve Together better than The Forest?
By Steam review score, The Forest rates higher: 96% positive across 680,422 reviews vs 95% across 541,736 for Don't Starve Together. Don't Starve Together has the larger player base right now (16,564 vs 4,348 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 30,199 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 121,283.
Is The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
The Forest averaged 3,558 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 46% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,013.