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Garry's Mod vs Terraria
Terraria is the more played game right now: 44,158 players on Steam against 23,325 for Garry's Mod, about 1.9× more players. Terraria has been ahead for 132 days straight, and has led on 172 days of the 174 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Garry's Mod is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Terraria leads 7 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Garry's Mod is read every 10 minutes, Terraria every 5 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 283h in Garry's Mod and 187h in Terraria. 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
283h
average of 186 members
Terraria
187h
average of 229 members
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Garry's Mod
19,789Terraria
30,742Daily averages · latest day · Terraria, 55% ahead of Garry's Mod
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Garry's Mod is read every 10 minutes, Terraria every 5 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
Terraria has had the higher daily player count for the last 132 days. Garry's Mod last led on May 28, 2026.
Garry's Mod led 2 daysTerraria led 172 days
- Days tracked
- 174
- Current streak
- 132 days
- Terraria
- Lead changes
- 4
- Closest gap
- <1%
- May 24, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 174 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 | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,325 | 44,158 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,162 | 44,770 |
| 7-day average | 22,315 | 33,855 |
| 30-day average | 21,927 | 35,003 |
| 30-day trend | −11% | −16% |
| Peak (tracked) | 38,913 | 76,353 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,268,129 | 1,559,274 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 29, 2006 | May 16, 2011 |
| Price | $4.99 (−50%) | $4.99 (−50%) |
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 | Terraria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 15,423 | 20,907 | 21,712 | 27,427 |
| May 2026 | 21,092 | 37,821 | 24,837 | 41,678 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,173 | 36,690 | 26,809 | 46,342 |
| Jul 2026 | 24,902 | 37,888 | 30,813 | 49,184 |
| Aug 2026 | 25,642 | 38,913 | 36,849 | 76,353 |
| Sep 2026 | 21,449 | 38,610 | 37,477 | 75,354 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 22,221 | 37,687 | 33,361 | 55,418 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Garry's Mod or Terraria?
Terraria currently has more players: 44,158 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,325 for Garry's Mod, about 1.9× more players.
Is Garry's Mod bigger than Terraria on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Garry's Mod averaged 21,927 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 35,003. By that measure Terraria is currently the bigger game.
Has Garry's Mod ever had more players than Terraria?
Yes. Across the 174 days Coilr has tracked both games, Garry's Mod had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on May 28, 2026. Terraria has led for the last 132 days.
Is Garry's Mod better than Terraria?
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,559,274 reviews vs 97% across 1,268,129 for Garry's Mod. Terraria has the larger player base right now (44,158 vs 23,325 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 21,927 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,913.
Is Terraria growing or declining on Steam?
Terraria averaged 35,003 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 76,353.
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