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Fallout 4 vs Sons Of The Forest
Sons Of The Forest is the more played game right now: 16,195 players on Steam against 11,644 for Fallout 4, about 39% more players. Sons Of The Forest has been ahead for 6 days straight, and has led on 55 days of the 166 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Sons Of The Forest also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 81%. Sons Of The Forest is currently 71% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest leads 7 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 67.8h in Fallout 4 and 19.9h 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.
Fallout 4
67.8h
average of 108 members
Sons Of The Forest
19.9h
average of 85 members
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Fallout 4
9,427Sons Of The Forest
12,712Daily averages · latest day · Sons Of The Forest, 35% ahead of Fallout 4
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read 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 6 days. Fallout 4 last led on Oct 2, 2026.
Fallout 4 led 111 daysSons Of The Forest led 55 days
- Days tracked
- 166
- Current streak
- 6 days
- Sons Of The Forest
- Lead changes
- 9
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Sep 11, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 166 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 | Fallout 4 | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,644 | 16,195 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,158 | 25,233 |
| 7-day average | 10,398 | 12,642 |
| 30-day average | 10,388 | 8,801 |
| 30-day trend | −11% | +8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 18,815 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 429,579 | 321,396 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 9, 2015 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $7.99 (−60%) | $8.69 (−71%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Fallout 4 | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 11,732 | 13,926 | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | 10,898 | 14,354 | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 10,349 | 16,099 | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 11,150 | 17,496 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 | 11,869 | 18,815 | 6,511 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 | 10,627 | 16,936 | 9,288 | 29,724 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 10,232 | 16,284 | 11,907 | 26,342 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Fallout 4 or Sons Of The Forest?
Sons Of The Forest currently has more players: 16,195 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,644 for Fallout 4, about 39% more players.
Is Fallout 4 bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Fallout 4 averaged 10,388 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 8,801. By that measure Fallout 4 is currently the bigger game.
Has Fallout 4 ever had more players than Sons Of The Forest?
Yes. Across the 166 days Coilr has tracked both games, Fallout 4 had the higher daily average on 111 days, most recently on Oct 2, 2026. Sons Of The Forest has led for the last 6 days.
Is Fallout 4 better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 321,396 reviews vs 81% across 429,579 for Fallout 4. Sons Of The Forest has the larger player base right now (16,195 vs 11,644 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Fallout 4 growing or declining on Steam?
Fallout 4 averaged 10,388 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,815.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 8,801 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
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