Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Phasmophobia is currently the more played game: 8,751 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,104 for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition — about 43% more players. Phasmophobia also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 83%. Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Phasmophobia leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Phasmophobia has had the higher daily player count for the last 44 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
44
Current streak
44 days
Phasmophobia
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
31%
Jul 12, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 44 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition | Phasmophobia |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,104 | 8,751 |
| 24-hour peak | 6,300 | 10,227 |
| 7-day average | 4,997 | 7,701 |
| 30-day average | 3,953 | 7,810 |
| 30-day trend | — | −20% |
| Peak (tracked) | 8,484 | 24,848 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 87% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 199,135 | 833,690 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 24, 2020 | Sep 17, 2020 |
| Price | $5.99 (−70%) | $19.99 |
Full stats: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition · Phasmophobia · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition | Phasmophobia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 2,580 | 3,025 | 12,564 | 16,011 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 13,327 | 24,848 |
| Jun 2026 | 2,936 | 6,490 | 8,386 | 16,310 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 4,922 | 8,484 | 7,916 | 14,006 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Phasmophobia currently has more players: 8,751 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,104 for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition — about 43% more players.
Over the last 30 days Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition averaged 3,953 concurrent players and Phasmophobia averaged 7,810. By that measure Phasmophobia is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Phasmophobia has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 44 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Phasmophobia rates higher: 94% positive across 833,690 reviews vs 83% across 199,135 for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition. Phasmophobia has the larger player base right now (8,751 vs 6,104 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Phasmophobia averaged 7,810 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 20% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 24,848.