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Garry's Mod vs Rocket League
Garry's Mod is the more played game right now: 28,634 players on Steam against 16,804 for Rocket League®, about 1.7× more players. Garry's Mod has been ahead for 12 days straight, and has led on 132 days of the 138 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Garry's Mod also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Garry's Mod leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 272h in Garry's Mod and 681h in Rocket League®. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Garry's Mod
272h
average of 197 members
Rocket League®
681h
average of 88 members
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Garry's Mod
27,476Rocket League®
19,798Daily averages · latest day · Garry's Mod, 39% ahead of Rocket League®
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Garry's Mod has had the higher daily player count for the last 12 days. Rocket League® last led on Sep 29, 2026.
Garry's Mod led 132 daysRocket League® led 6 days
- Days tracked
- 138
- Current streak
- 12 days
- Garry's Mod
- Lead changes
- 5
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Sep 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 138 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Garry's Mod | Rocket League® |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 28,634 | 16,804 |
| 24-hour peak | 38,321 | 31,032 |
| 7-day average | 22,136 | 19,297 |
| 30-day average | 22,359 | 19,624 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | +14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 38,913 | 37,530 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 71% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,269,490 | 580,333 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 29, 2006 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| Price | $9.99 | — |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Garry's Mod | Rocket League® | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 15,423 | 20,907 | 20,054 | 21,885 |
| May 2026 | 21,092 | 37,821 | 18,637 | 29,602 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,173 | 36,690 | 17,777 | 34,681 |
| Jul 2026 | 24,902 | 37,888 | 15,992 | 28,961 |
| Aug 2026 | 25,642 | 38,913 | 16,296 | 28,555 |
| Sep 2026 | 21,446 | 38,610 | 18,012 | 37,530 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 22,374 | 38,321 | 18,944 | 33,061 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Garry's Mod or Rocket League?
Garry's Mod currently has more players: 28,634 concurrent players on Steam vs 16,804 for Rocket League®, about 1.7× more players.
Is Garry's Mod bigger than Rocket League on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Garry's Mod averaged 22,359 concurrent players and Rocket League® averaged 19,624. By that measure Garry's Mod is currently the bigger game.
Has Rocket League® ever had more players than Garry's Mod?
Yes. Across the 138 days Coilr has tracked both games, Rocket League® had the higher daily average on 6 days, most recently on Sep 29, 2026. Garry's Mod has led for the last 12 days.
Is Garry's Mod better than Rocket League?
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,269,490 reviews vs 88% across 580,333 for Rocket League®. Garry's Mod has the larger player base right now (28,634 vs 16,804 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Garry's Mod growing or declining on Steam?
Garry's Mod averaged 22,359 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,913.
Is Rocket League® growing or declining on Steam?
Rocket League® averaged 19,624 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,530.
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