Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
The Forest is currently the more played game: 3,780 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,663 for eFootball™ — a similar number of players. The Forest also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 51%. eFootball™ is free to play, while The Forest costs $19.99.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
eFootball™ has had the higher daily player count for the last 54 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
54
Current streak
54 days
eFootball™
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
24%
Jun 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 54 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | eFootball™ | The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,663 | 3,780 |
| 24-hour peak | 24,213 | 5,955 |
| 7-day average | 18,607 | 4,740 |
| 30-day average | 17,213 | 6,596 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 32,935 | 19,013 |
| Steam reviews | 51% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 71% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 112,960 | 678,190 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 28, 2021 | Apr 29, 2018 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
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| Month | eFootball™ | The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 3,029 | 4,011 |
| May 2026 | 17,380 | 23,710 | 3,009 | 4,779 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,770 | 32,935 | 7,452 | 19,013 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 17,361 | 27,868 | 6,540 | 12,662 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
The Forest currently has more players: 3,780 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,663 for eFootball™ — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days eFootball™ averaged 17,213 concurrent players and The Forest averaged 6,596. By that measure eFootball™ is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: eFootball™ has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 54 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, The Forest rates higher: 96% positive across 678,190 reviews vs 51% across 112,960 for eFootball™. The Forest has the larger player base right now (3,780 vs 3,663 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
eFootball™ averaged 17,213 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,935.
The Forest averaged 6,596 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,013.