Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Fallout 76 is currently the more played game: 9,394 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,858 for Sons Of The Forest, a similar number of players. Sons Of The Forest counters with better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 72%. Fallout 76 is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Sons Of The Forest has had the higher daily player count for the last 18 days. Fallout 76 last led on Apr 19, 2026.
Days tracked
19
Current streak
18 days
Sons Of The Forest
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
10%
Jul 29, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 19 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Fallout 76 | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,394 | 8,858 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,464 | 11,938 |
| 7-day average | 6,699 | 7,868 |
| 30-day average | 6,153 | 12,369 |
| 30-day trend | — | −26% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,192 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 72% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 65% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 139,853 | 316,000 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 14, 2020 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $9.99 (−75%) | $29.99 |
Full stats: Fallout 76 · Sons Of The Forest · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Fallout 76 | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 8,708 | 8,708 | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,097 | 10,638 | 13,581 | 36,491 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 7,097 | 11,192 | 8,140 | 12,371 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Fallout 76 currently has more players: 9,394 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,858 for Sons Of The Forest, a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Fallout 76 averaged 6,153 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 12,369. By that measure Sons Of The Forest is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 19 days Coilr has tracked both games, Fallout 76 had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Apr 19, 2026. Sons Of The Forest has led for the last 18 days.
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 316,000 reviews vs 72% across 139,853 for Fallout 76. Fallout 76 has the larger player base right now (9,394 vs 8,858 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Sons Of The Forest averaged 12,369 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.