Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Strategy games.
The Long Dark is currently the more played game: 1,866 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,489 for Frostpunk — about 25% more players. Frostpunk counters with better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 89%. Across all tracked metrics, The Long Dark leads 5 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Frostpunk | The Long Dark |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,489 | 1,866 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,796 | 3,096 |
| 7-day average | 1,839 | 2,228 |
| 30-day average | 1,839 | 2,228 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,796 | 3,096 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 136,178 | 122,830 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 24, 2018 | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Price | $29.99 | $19.99 |
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The Long Dark currently has more players: 1,866 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,489 for Frostpunk — about 25% more players.
Over the last 30 days Frostpunk averaged 1,839 concurrent players and The Long Dark averaged 2,228. By that measure The Long Dark is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Frostpunk rates higher: 93% positive across 136,178 reviews vs 89% across 122,830 for The Long Dark. The Long Dark has the larger player base right now (1,866 vs 1,489 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.