Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Garry's Mod is currently the more played game: 35,271 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 16,280 for Squad — about 2.2× more players. Garry's Mod also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, Garry's Mod leads 9 of 9.
Coilr tracks charts like this for every game — and playtime history for your own library.
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Garry's Mod | Squad |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 35,271 | 16,280 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,271 | 19,928 |
| 7-day average | 24,052 | 13,133 |
| 30-day average | 23,729 | 13,133 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 37,821 | 19,928 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,250,297 | 240,259 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 28, 2006 | Sep 23, 2020 |
| Price | $9.99 | $39.99 |
Full stats: Garry's Mod · Squad · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Garry's Mod | Squad | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 15,423 | 20,907 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 21,092 | 37,821 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 23,156 | 36,690 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 23,953 | 35,551 | 13,171 | 19,928 |
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: 35,271 concurrent players on Steam vs 16,280 for Squad — about 2.2× more players.
Over the last 30 days Garry's Mod averaged 23,729 concurrent players and Squad averaged 13,133. By that measure Garry's Mod is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,250,297 reviews vs 81% across 240,259 for Squad. Garry's Mod has the larger player base right now (35,271 vs 16,280 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Garry's Mod averaged 23,729 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,821.