Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
The Long Dark is currently the more played game: 2,528 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,269 for Don't Starve — a similar number of players. Don't Starve counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 89%. Across all tracked metrics, The Long Dark leads 6 of 8.
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| Metric | Don't Starve | The Long Dark |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,269 | 2,528 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,401 | 3,096 |
| 7-day average | 1,531 | 2,201 |
| 30-day average | 1,531 | 2,201 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,401 | 3,096 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 113,174 | 122,830 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 23, 2013 | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Price | $9.99 | $19.99 |
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The Long Dark currently has more players: 2,528 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,269 for Don't Starve — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve averaged 1,531 concurrent players and The Long Dark averaged 2,201. By that measure The Long Dark is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Don't Starve rates higher: 97% positive across 113,174 reviews vs 89% across 122,830 for The Long Dark. The Long Dark has the larger player base right now (2,528 vs 2,269 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.