Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
The Forest is currently the more played game: 3,730 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,453 for Gamble With Your Friends — about 1.5× more players. The Forest also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 90%. Across all tracked metrics, The Forest leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Gamble With Your Friends has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — The Forest last led on Jul 15, 2026.
Days tracked
47
Current streak
1 day
Gamble With Your Friends
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 47 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Gamble With Your Friends | The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,453 | 3,730 |
| 24-hour peak | 6,099 | 6,450 |
| 7-day average | 4,369 | 6,293 |
| 30-day average | 5,613 | 6,818 |
| 30-day trend | −39% | −15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 15,189 | 19,013 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 15,998 | 677,425 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 30, 2026 | Apr 29, 2018 |
| Price | $7.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Gamble With Your Friends | The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 3,029 | 4,011 |
| May 2026 | 9,247 | 14,738 | 3,009 | 4,779 |
| Jun 2026 | 7,528 | 15,189 | 7,451 | 19,013 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 5,409 | 9,977 | 7,301 | 12,662 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
The Forest currently has more players: 3,730 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,453 for Gamble With Your Friends — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Gamble With Your Friends averaged 5,613 concurrent players and The Forest averaged 6,818. By that measure The Forest is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 47 days Coilr has tracked both games, The Forest had the higher daily average on 32 days, most recently on Jul 15, 2026. Gamble With Your Friends has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, The Forest rates higher: 96% positive across 677,425 reviews vs 90% across 15,998 for Gamble With Your Friends. The Forest has the larger player base right now (3,730 vs 2,453 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Gamble With Your Friends averaged 5,613 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 39% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,189.
The Forest averaged 6,818 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,013.