Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / Simulation games.
Garry's Mod is currently the more played game: 26,932 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,039 for Raft — about 2.2× more players. Garry's Mod also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 93%. 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 47 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
47
Current streak
47 days
Garry's Mod
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
48%
Jul 5, 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 | Garry's Mod | Raft |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 26,932 | 12,039 |
| 24-hour peak | 32,630 | 12,944 |
| 7-day average | 23,704 | 8,809 |
| 30-day average | 23,500 | 8,953 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | +24% |
| Peak (tracked) | 37,821 | 22,403 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,248,572 | 375,082 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 28, 2006 | Jun 19, 2022 |
| Price | $9.99 | $19.99 |
Full stats: Garry's Mod · Raft · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Garry's Mod | Raft | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 15,423 | 20,907 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 21,092 | 37,821 | 7,884 | 8,403 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,156 | 36,690 | 7,527 | 21,429 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 23,697 | 35,551 | 9,945 | 22,403 |
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: 26,932 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,039 for Raft — about 2.2× more players.
Over the last 30 days Garry's Mod averaged 23,500 concurrent players and Raft averaged 8,953. 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 47 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,248,572 reviews vs 93% across 375,082 for Raft. Garry's Mod has the larger player base right now (26,932 vs 12,039 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Garry's Mod averaged 23,500 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,821.
Raft averaged 8,953 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 24% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 22,403.