Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Garry's Mod is currently the more played game: 34,275 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 19,186 for Phasmophobia — about 1.8× more players. Garry's Mod also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 94%. Phasmophobia is currently 30% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Garry's Mod leads 10 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 60 days — Phasmophobia last led on May 19, 2026.
Days tracked
94
Current streak
60 days
Garry's Mod
Lead changes
6
Closest gap
<1%
May 20, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 94 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Garry's Mod | Phasmophobia |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 34,275 | 19,186 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,230 | 19,186 |
| 7-day average | 24,510 | 8,324 |
| 30-day average | 23,737 | 7,979 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | −13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 37,821 | 24,848 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,250,297 | 834,206 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 28, 2006 | Sep 17, 2020 |
| Price | $9.99 | $13.99 (−30%) |
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| Month | Garry's Mod | Phasmophobia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 15,423 | 20,907 | 12,564 | 16,011 |
| May 2026 | 21,092 | 37,821 | 13,327 | 24,848 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,156 | 36,690 | 8,400 | 16,310 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 24,133 | 35,587 | 8,153 | 19,186 |
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: 34,275 concurrent players on Steam vs 19,186 for Phasmophobia — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days Garry's Mod averaged 23,737 concurrent players and Phasmophobia averaged 7,979. By that measure Garry's Mod is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games, Phasmophobia had the higher daily average on 8 days, most recently on May 19, 2026. Garry's Mod has led for the last 60 days.
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,250,297 reviews vs 94% across 834,206 for Phasmophobia. Garry's Mod has the larger player base right now (34,275 vs 19,186 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Garry's Mod averaged 23,737 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,821.
Phasmophobia averaged 7,979 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 24,848.