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Fallout 76 vs Unturned
Unturned is the more played game right now: 9,079 players on Steam against 8,079 for Fallout 76, a similar number of players. Unturned has been ahead for 95 days straight.
Unturned also has the better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 72%. Unturned is free to play, while Fallout 76 costs $7.99 (−80%). Across all tracked metrics, Unturned leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Fallout 76 is read every 30 minutes, Unturned every 10 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 64.7h in Fallout 76 and 24.3h in Unturned. 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 76
64.7h
average of 49 members
Unturned
24.3h
average of 171 members
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Fallout 76
7,907Unturned
11,278Daily averages · latest day · Unturned, 43% ahead of Fallout 76
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Fallout 76 is read every 30 minutes, Unturned 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
Unturned has had the higher daily player count for the last 95 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Fallout 76 led 0 daysUnturned led 95 days
- Days tracked
- 95
- Current streak
- 95 days
- Unturned
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 17%
- Oct 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 95 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 76 | Unturned |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,079 | 9,079 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,862 | 13,769 |
| 7-day average | 6,993 | 11,593 |
| 30-day average | 7,654 | 12,266 |
| 30-day trend | +36% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 13,417 | 23,394 |
| Steam reviews | 72% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 86% positive |
| Total reviews | 141,138 | 564,875 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 14, 2020 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Price | $7.99 (−80%) | Free to play |
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 76 | Unturned | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 8,708 | 8,708 | 10,905 | 10,905 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 14,551 | 23,394 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 13,057 | 18,304 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,106 | 10,217 | 13,058 | 17,141 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,185 | 11,528 | 14,521 | 21,722 |
| Sep 2026 | 6,549 | 13,417 | 13,167 | 17,952 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 7,406 | 13,057 | 11,774 | 17,442 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Fallout 76 or Unturned?
Unturned currently has more players: 9,079 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,079 for Fallout 76, a similar number of players.
Is Fallout 76 bigger than Unturned on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Fallout 76 averaged 7,654 concurrent players and Unturned averaged 12,266. By that measure Unturned is currently the bigger game.
Has Fallout 76 ever had more players than Unturned?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Unturned has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 95 days both games have been tracked.
Is Fallout 76 better than Unturned?
By Steam review score, Unturned rates higher: 91% positive across 564,875 reviews vs 72% across 141,138 for Fallout 76. Unturned has the larger player base right now (9,079 vs 8,079 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Fallout 76 growing or declining on Steam?
Fallout 76 averaged 7,654 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 36% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 13,417.
Is Unturned growing or declining on Steam?
Unturned averaged 12,266 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 23,394.
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