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Garry's Mod vs Rainbow Six Siege
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is the more played game right now: 55,225 players on Steam against 27,362 for Garry's Mod, about 2.0× more players. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has been ahead for 171 days straight.
Garry's Mod counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 82%. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is free to play, while Garry's Mod costs $4.99 (−50%). Across all tracked metrics, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege leads 7 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Garry's Mod is read every 10 minutes, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege every 5 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 282h in Garry's Mod and 377h in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. 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
282h
average of 188 members
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
377h
average of 151 members
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Garry's Mod
18,779Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
49,329Daily averages · latest day · Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 2.6× the players of Garry's Mod
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Garry's Mod is read every 10 minutes, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege 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
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has had the higher daily player count for the last 171 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Garry's Mod led 0 daysTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege led 171 days
- Days tracked
- 171
- Current streak
- 171 days
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 49%
- Jul 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 171 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 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 27,362 | 55,225 |
| 24-hour peak | 28,557 | 68,698 |
| 7-day average | 22,224 | 55,988 |
| 30-day average | 21,871 | 61,303 |
| 30-day trend | −11% | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 38,913 | 120,709 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,268,129 | 1,559,083 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 29, 2006 | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Price | $4.99 (−50%) | Free to play |
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 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 15,423 | 20,907 | 73,613 | 89,588 |
| May 2026 | 21,092 | 37,821 | 66,480 | 87,338 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,173 | 36,690 | 62,610 | 118,579 |
| Jul 2026 | 24,902 | 37,888 | 51,307 | 75,693 |
| Aug 2026 | 25,642 | 38,913 | 61,123 | 103,423 |
| Sep 2026 | 21,447 | 38,610 | 65,362 | 120,709 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 21,839 | 37,687 | 55,289 | 96,161 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Garry's Mod or Rainbow Six Siege?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege currently has more players: 55,225 concurrent players on Steam vs 27,362 for Garry's Mod, about 2.0× more players.
Is Garry's Mod bigger than Rainbow Six Siege on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Garry's Mod averaged 21,871 concurrent players and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 61,303. By that measure Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is currently the bigger game.
Has Garry's Mod ever had more players than Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 171 days both games have been tracked.
Is Garry's Mod better than Rainbow Six Siege?
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,268,129 reviews vs 82% across 1,559,083 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has the larger player base right now (55,225 vs 27,362 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 21,871 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,913.
Is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege growing or declining on Steam?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 61,303 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 120,709.
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