Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Valheim is currently the more played game: 24,552 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 17,482 for Don't Starve Together — about 40% more players. Valheim is currently 50% off on Steam. 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 50 days — Valheim last led on May 28, 2026.
Days tracked
56
Current streak
50 days
Don't Starve Together
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
3%
Apr 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 56 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Don't Starve Together | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 17,482 | 24,552 |
| 24-hour peak | 67,496 | 25,384 |
| 7-day average | 38,122 | 17,377 |
| 30-day average | 46,707 | 16,926 |
| 30-day trend | +61% | +11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 122,568 | 34,101 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 539,182 | 537,249 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 20, 2016 | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Price | $14.99 | $9.99 (−50%) |
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| Month | Don't Starve Together | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,667 | 24,839 | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | 21,100 | 48,796 | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | 40,553 | 122,568 | 15,601 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 41,630 | 99,921 | 17,539 | 34,101 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Valheim currently has more players: 24,552 concurrent players on Steam vs 17,482 for Don't Starve Together — about 40% more players.
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve Together averaged 46,707 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 16,926. By that measure Don't Starve Together is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 56 days Coilr has tracked both games, Valheim had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on May 28, 2026. Don't Starve Together has led for the last 50 days.
By Steam review score, Don't Starve Together rates higher: 95% positive across 539,182 reviews vs 94% across 537,249 for Valheim. Valheim has the larger player base right now (24,552 vs 17,482 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Don't Starve Together averaged 46,707 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 61% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 122,568.
Valheim averaged 16,926 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 34,101.