Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Football Manager 26 is currently the more played game: 30,668 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 27,613 for tModLoader — a similar number of players. tModLoader counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 34%. tModLoader is free to play, while Football Manager 26 costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Football Manager 26 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
tModLoader has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — Football Manager 26 last led on Jul 15, 2026.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
1 day
tModLoader
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
3%
Jul 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Football Manager 26 | tModLoader |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 30,668 | 27,613 |
| 24-hour peak | 38,941 | 38,086 |
| 7-day average | 29,801 | 27,097 |
| 30-day average | 29,573 | 26,859 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | +5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 52,839 | 45,639 |
| Steam reviews | 34% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 52% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 34,030 | 373,612 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | — |
| Release date | Nov 3, 2025 | May 15, 2020 |
| Price | $29.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Football Manager 26 · tModLoader · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Football Manager 26 | tModLoader | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 33,572 | 52,839 | 27,063 | 44,468 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,307 | 51,305 | 25,855 | 45,639 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,599 | 47,555 | 27,130 | 42,804 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Football Manager 26 currently has more players: 30,668 concurrent players on Steam vs 27,613 for tModLoader — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Football Manager 26 averaged 29,573 concurrent players and tModLoader averaged 26,859. By that measure Football Manager 26 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 50 days Coilr has tracked both games, Football Manager 26 had the higher daily average on 49 days, most recently on Jul 15, 2026. tModLoader has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, tModLoader rates higher: 97% positive across 373,612 reviews vs 34% across 34,030 for Football Manager 26. Football Manager 26 has the larger player base right now (30,668 vs 27,613 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Football Manager 26 averaged 29,573 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,839.
tModLoader averaged 26,859 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,639.