Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Garry's Mod is currently the more played game: 35,730 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 22,677 for Grim Dawn — about 1.6× more players. Garry's Mod also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 94%. Garry's Mod is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Garry's Mod leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Garry's Mod has had the higher daily player count for the last 56 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
56
Current streak
56 days
Garry's Mod
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
23%
Jul 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 56 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Garry's Mod | Grim Dawn |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 35,730 | 22,677 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,730 | 26,294 |
| 7-day average | 25,749 | 9,043 |
| 30-day average | 24,254 | 5,415 |
| 30-day trend | +5% | +86% |
| Peak (tracked) | 37,821 | 26,294 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,252,246 | 107,489 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 29, 2006 | Feb 25, 2016 |
| Price | $4.99 (−50%) | $24.99 |
Full stats: Garry's Mod · Grim Dawn · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Garry's Mod | Grim Dawn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 15,423 | 20,907 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 21,092 | 37,821 | 2,842 | 2,912 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,159 | 36,690 | 3,060 | 6,107 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 24,429 | 35,730 | 5,837 | 26,294 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Garry's Mod currently has more players: 35,730 concurrent players on Steam vs 22,677 for Grim Dawn — about 1.6× more players.
Over the last 30 days Garry's Mod averaged 24,254 concurrent players and Grim Dawn averaged 5,415. By that measure Garry's Mod is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Garry's Mod has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 56 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,252,246 reviews vs 94% across 107,489 for Grim Dawn. Garry's Mod has the larger player base right now (35,730 vs 22,677 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Garry's Mod averaged 24,254 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,821.
Grim Dawn averaged 5,415 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 86% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 26,294.