Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Stardew Valley is currently the more played game: 45,261 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 35,368 for Football Manager 26 — about 28% more players. Stardew Valley also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 34%. Across all tracked metrics, Stardew Valley leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Stardew Valley has had the higher daily player count for the last 51 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
51
Current streak
51 days
Stardew Valley
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
25%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 51 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Football Manager 26 | Stardew Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 35,368 | 45,261 |
| 24-hour peak | 41,165 | 102,241 |
| 7-day average | 29,973 | 68,834 |
| 30-day average | 29,620 | 64,038 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | +6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 52,839 | 125,051 |
| Steam reviews | 34% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 52% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 34,030 | 1,023,970 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 3, 2025 | Feb 25, 2016 |
| Price | $29.99 | $14.99 |
Full stats: Football Manager 26 · Stardew Valley · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Football Manager 26 | Stardew Valley | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 52,457 | 64,434 |
| May 2026 | 33,572 | 52,839 | 60,799 | 118,281 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,328 | 51,305 | 58,606 | 114,516 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,869 | 47,555 | 68,431 | 125,051 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Stardew Valley currently has more players: 45,261 concurrent players on Steam vs 35,368 for Football Manager 26 — about 28% more players.
Over the last 30 days Football Manager 26 averaged 29,620 concurrent players and Stardew Valley averaged 64,038. By that measure Stardew Valley is currently the bigger game.
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 51 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Stardew Valley rates higher: 98% positive across 1,023,970 reviews vs 34% across 34,030 for Football Manager 26. Stardew Valley has the larger player base right now (45,261 vs 35,368 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Football Manager 26 averaged 29,620 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,839.
Stardew Valley averaged 64,038 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 125,051.