Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
Don't Starve is currently the more played game: 2,290 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,762 for Northgard: Definitive Edition — about 30% more players. Don't Starve also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 85%. Northgard: Definitive Edition is currently 72% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Don't Starve leads 8 of 8.
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| Metric | Don't Starve | Northgard: Definitive Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,290 | 1,762 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,290 | 1,762 |
| 7-day average | 1,467 | 1,118 |
| 30-day average | 1,467 | 1,118 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,481 | 1,762 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 76% positive |
| Total reviews | 113,174 | 68,515 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 23, 2013 | Mar 7, 2018 |
| Price | $9.99 | $9.79 (−72%) |
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Don't Starve currently has more players: 2,290 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,762 for Northgard: Definitive Edition — about 30% more players.
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve averaged 1,467 concurrent players and Northgard: Definitive Edition averaged 1,118. By that measure Don't Starve is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Don't Starve rates higher: 97% positive across 113,174 reviews vs 85% across 68,515 for Northgard: Definitive Edition. Don't Starve has the larger player base right now (2,290 vs 1,762 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.