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Garry's Mod vs Valheim
Valheim is the more played game right now: 104,715 players on Steam against 23,325 for Garry's Mod, about 4× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 29 days straight, and has led on 33 days of the 139 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Garry's Mod counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 94%. Garry's Mod is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Garry's Mod is read every 10 minutes, Valheim every 5 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 283h in Garry's Mod and 60.2h in Valheim. 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
Valheim
60.2h
average of 99 members
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Garry's Mod
19,789Valheim
96,725Daily averages · latest day · Valheim, 4.9× the players of Garry's Mod
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Garry's Mod is read every 10 minutes, Valheim 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
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 29 days. Garry's Mod last led on Sep 8, 2026.
Garry's Mod led 106 daysValheim led 33 days
- Days tracked
- 139
- Current streak
- 29 days
- Valheim
- Lead changes
- 4
- Closest gap
- 5%
- Apr 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 139 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 | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,325 | 104,715 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,162 | 156,197 |
| 7-day average | 22,315 | 119,187 |
| 30-day average | 21,927 | 137,349 |
| 30-day trend | −11% | +739% |
| Peak (tracked) | 38,913 | 308,477 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,268,129 | 556,637 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 29, 2006 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $4.99 (−50%) | $26.99 (−10%) |
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 | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 15,423 | 20,907 | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | 21,092 | 37,821 | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,173 | 36,690 | 15,609 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 | 24,902 | 37,888 | 17,964 | 34,949 |
| Aug 2026 | 25,642 | 38,913 | 15,865 | 30,901 |
| Sep 2026 | 21,449 | 38,610 | 111,256 | 308,477 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 22,221 | 37,687 | 117,606 | 224,091 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Garry's Mod or Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 104,715 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,325 for Garry's Mod, about 4× more players.
Is Garry's Mod bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Garry's Mod averaged 21,927 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 137,349. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Has Garry's Mod ever had more players than Valheim?
Yes. Across the 139 days Coilr has tracked both games, Garry's Mod had the higher daily average on 106 days, most recently on Sep 8, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 29 days.
Is Garry's Mod better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,268,129 reviews vs 94% across 556,637 for Valheim. Valheim has the larger player base right now (104,715 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 Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 137,349 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 739% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,477.
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