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Green Hell vs Sons Of The Forest
Sons Of The Forest is the more played game right now: 10,219 players on Steam against 9,573 for Green Hell, a similar number of players. Sons Of The Forest has been ahead for 96 days straight.
Sons Of The Forest also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 85%. Green Hell is currently 90% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest leads 10 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Green Hell is read every 30 minutes, Sons Of The Forest every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 18.9h in Green Hell and 21.4h in Sons Of The Forest. 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.
Green Hell
18.9h
average of 48 members
Sons Of The Forest
21.4h
average of 96 members
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Green Hell
4,662Sons Of The Forest
6,626Daily averages · latest day · Sons Of The Forest, 42% ahead of Green Hell
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Green Hell is read every 30 minutes, Sons Of The Forest every 10 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
Sons Of The Forest has had the higher daily player count for the last 96 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Green Hell led 0 daysSons Of The Forest led 96 days
- Days tracked
- 96
- Current streak
- 96 days
- Sons Of The Forest
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 13%
- Aug 31, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 96 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 | Green Hell | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,573 | 10,219 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,801 | 10,803 |
| 7-day average | 4,506 | 8,387 |
| 30-day average | 3,623 | 9,181 |
| 30-day trend | −19% | −2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,318 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 103,603 | 323,184 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 5, 2019 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $2.79 (−90%) | $29.99 |
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 | Green Hell | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 4,209 | 8,136 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 | 3,502 | 11,318 | 6,511 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 | 4,148 | 10,351 | 9,300 | 29,724 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 3,862 | 11,188 | 10,768 | 26,342 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Green Hell or Sons Of The Forest?
Sons Of The Forest currently has more players: 10,219 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,573 for Green Hell, a similar number of players.
Is Green Hell bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Green Hell averaged 3,623 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,181. By that measure Sons Of The Forest is currently the bigger game.
Has Green Hell ever had more players than Sons Of The Forest?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Sons Of The Forest has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 96 days both games have been tracked.
Is Green Hell better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 323,184 reviews vs 85% across 103,603 for Green Hell. Sons Of The Forest has the larger player base right now (10,219 vs 9,573 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Green Hell growing or declining on Steam?
Green Hell averaged 3,623 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 19% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,318.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,181 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
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