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Farming Simulator 25 vs Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is the more played game right now: 50,227 players on Steam against 20,421 for Farming Simulator 25, about 2.5× more players. Stardew Valley has been ahead for 142 days straight.
Stardew Valley also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 87%. Across all tracked metrics, Stardew Valley leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Farming Simulator 25 is read every 10 minutes, Stardew Valley every 5 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 80.8h in Farming Simulator 25 and 83.8h in Stardew Valley. 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.
Farming Simulator 25
80.8h
average of 11 members
Stardew Valley
83.8h
average of 180 members
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Farming Simulator 25
23,606Stardew Valley
46,706Daily averages · latest day · Stardew Valley, 98% ahead of Farming Simulator 25
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Farming Simulator 25 is read every 10 minutes, Stardew Valley every 5 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
Stardew Valley has had the higher daily player count for the last 142 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Farming Simulator 25 led 0 daysStardew Valley led 142 days
- Days tracked
- 142
- Current streak
- 142 days
- Stardew Valley
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 36%
- Sep 20, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 142 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 | Farming Simulator 25 | Stardew Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 20,421 | 50,227 |
| 24-hour peak | 44,833 | 85,599 |
| 7-day average | 31,711 | 52,848 |
| 30-day average | 29,884 | 50,085 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | −9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 60,380 | 123,940 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 59,539 | 1,043,931 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~1,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 12, 2024 | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Price | $29.99 | $14.99 |
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 | Farming Simulator 25 | Stardew Valley | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 52,457 | 64,434 |
| May 2026 | 24,114 | 46,511 | 60,799 | 118,281 |
| Jun 2026 | 22,476 | 47,675 | 58,561 | 114,516 |
| Jul 2026 | 25,252 | 53,678 | 67,330 | 123,940 |
| Aug 2026 | 27,238 | 57,007 | 62,672 | 110,723 |
| Sep 2026 | 25,798 | 59,584 | 49,153 | 92,502 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 26,247 | 60,380 | 52,655 | 107,784 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Farming Simulator 25 or Stardew Valley?
Stardew Valley currently has more players: 50,227 concurrent players on Steam vs 20,421 for Farming Simulator 25, about 2.5× more players.
Is Farming Simulator 25 bigger than Stardew Valley on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Farming Simulator 25 averaged 29,884 concurrent players and Stardew Valley averaged 50,085. By that measure Stardew Valley is currently the bigger game.
Has Farming Simulator 25 ever had more players than Stardew Valley?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Stardew Valley has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 142 days both games have been tracked.
Is Farming Simulator 25 better than Stardew Valley?
By Steam review score, Stardew Valley rates higher: 98% positive across 1,043,931 reviews vs 87% across 59,539 for Farming Simulator 25. Stardew Valley has the larger player base right now (50,227 vs 20,421 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Farming Simulator 25 growing or declining on Steam?
Farming Simulator 25 averaged 29,884 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 60,380.
Is Stardew Valley growing or declining on Steam?
Stardew Valley averaged 50,085 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 123,940.
