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Escape the Backrooms vs Sons Of The Forest
Sons Of The Forest is the more played game right now: 10,333 players on Steam against 9,182 for Escape the Backrooms, a similar number of players. Sons Of The Forest has been ahead for 26 days straight, and has led on 60 days of the 81 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Escape the Backrooms counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 13.6h in Escape the Backrooms and 20.3h in Sons Of 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.
Escape the Backrooms
13.6h
average of 50 members
Sons Of The Forest
20.3h
average of 73 members
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Sons Of The Forest has had the higher daily player count for the last 26 days. Escape the Backrooms last led on Aug 31, 2026.
Escape the Backrooms led 21 daysSons Of The Forest led 60 days
- Days tracked
- 81
- Current streak
- 26 days
- Sons Of The Forest
- Lead changes
- 7
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jun 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 81 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Escape the Backrooms | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,182 | 10,333 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,774 | 10,618 |
| 7-day average | 4,384 | 6,525 |
| 30-day average | 5,176 | 9,343 |
| 30-day trend | −20% | +41% |
| Peak (tracked) | 25,652 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 84% positive | 92% positive |
| Total reviews | 166,603 | 320,880 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 23, 2025 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $9.99 | $29.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Escape the Backrooms | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,067 | 25,652 | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,038 | 14,034 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,672 | 18,696 | 6,510 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 4,649 | 12,930 | 9,828 | 29,825 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Escape the Backrooms or Sons Of The Forest?
Sons Of The Forest currently has more players: 10,333 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,182 for Escape the Backrooms, a similar number of players.
Is Escape the Backrooms bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Escape the Backrooms averaged 5,176 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,343. By that measure Sons Of The Forest is currently the bigger game.
Has Escape the Backrooms ever had more players than Sons Of The Forest?
Yes. Across the 81 days Coilr has tracked both games, Escape the Backrooms had the higher daily average on 21 days, most recently on Aug 31, 2026. Sons Of The Forest has led for the last 26 days.
Is Escape the Backrooms better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, Escape the Backrooms rates higher: 90% positive across 166,603 reviews vs 88% across 320,880 for Sons Of The Forest. Sons Of The Forest has the larger player base right now (10,333 vs 9,182 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Escape the Backrooms growing or declining on Steam?
Escape the Backrooms averaged 5,176 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 20% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,652.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,343 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 41% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
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