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Garry's Mod vs RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Garry's Mod is the more played game right now: 13,471 players on Steam against 11,744 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, a similar number of players. RuneScape: Dragonwilds has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 9 days of the 74 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Garry's Mod also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 81%. Garry's Mod is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Garry's Mod leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 281h in Garry's Mod and 20.9h in RuneScape: Dragonwilds. 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
281h
average of 189 members
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
20.9h
average of 12 members
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Garry's Mod
18,889RuneScape: Dragonwilds
17,224Daily averages · latest day · Garry's Mod, 10% ahead of RuneScape: Dragonwilds
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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
RuneScape: Dragonwilds has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. Garry's Mod last led on Oct 8, 2026.
Garry's Mod led 65 daysRuneScape: Dragonwilds led 9 days
- Days tracked
- 74
- Current streak
- 1 day
- RuneScape: Dragonwilds
- Lead changes
- 5
- Closest gap
- 3%
- Sep 22, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 74 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 | RuneScape: Dragonwilds |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 13,471 | 11,744 |
| 24-hour peak | 28,289 | 19,990 |
| 7-day average | 22,236 | 21,918 |
| 30-day average | 21,884 | 22,819 |
| 30-day trend | −10% | +457% |
| Peak (tracked) | 38,913 | 39,213 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 78% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,268,129 | 33,105 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~500,000 |
| Release date | Nov 29, 2006 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Price | $4.99 (−50%) | $29.99 |
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 | RuneScape: Dragonwilds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 15,423 | 20,907 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 21,092 | 37,821 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 23,173 | 36,690 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 24,902 | 37,888 | 3,935 | 5,804 |
| Aug 2026 | 25,642 | 38,913 | 3,803 | 6,831 |
| Sep 2026 | 21,446 | 38,610 | 16,874 | 39,213 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 21,733 | 37,687 | 19,799 | 34,283 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Garry's Mod or RuneScape: Dragonwilds?
Garry's Mod currently has more players: 13,471 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,744 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, a similar number of players.
Is Garry's Mod bigger than RuneScape: Dragonwilds on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Garry's Mod averaged 21,884 concurrent players and RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 22,819. By that measure RuneScape: Dragonwilds is currently the bigger game.
Has Garry's Mod ever had more players than RuneScape: Dragonwilds?
Yes. Across the 74 days Coilr has tracked both games, Garry's Mod had the higher daily average on 65 days, most recently on Oct 8, 2026. RuneScape: Dragonwilds has led for the last 1 day.
Is Garry's Mod better than RuneScape: Dragonwilds?
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,268,129 reviews vs 81% across 33,105 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds. Garry's Mod has the larger player base right now (13,471 vs 11,744 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 21,884 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,913.
Is RuneScape: Dragonwilds growing or declining on Steam?
RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 22,819 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 457% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,213.
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