Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Trove is currently the more played game: 1,000 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 974 for Half-Life — a similar number of players. Half-Life counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 80%. Trove is free to play, while Half-Life costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Half-Life leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Trove has had the higher daily player count for the last 2 days — Half-Life last led on Jul 13, 2026.
Days tracked
38
Current streak
2 days
Trove
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
2%
Jun 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 38 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Half-Life | Trove |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 974 | 1,000 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,127 | 1,087 |
| 7-day average | 952 | 697 |
| 30-day average | 910 | 631 |
| 30-day trend | +29% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,690 | 1,346 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 80% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 65% positive |
| Total reviews | 162,552 | 92,713 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 1998 | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Half-Life · Trove · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Half-Life | Trove | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 650 | 817 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 669 | 953 | 374 | 644 |
| Jun 2026 | 780 | 1,603 | 617 | 894 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,014 | 1,690 | 654 | 1,346 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Trove currently has more players: 1,000 concurrent players on Steam vs 974 for Half-Life — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Half-Life averaged 910 concurrent players and Trove averaged 631. By that measure Half-Life is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 38 days Coilr has tracked both games, Half-Life had the higher daily average on 36 days, most recently on Jul 13, 2026. Trove has led for the last 2 days.
By Steam review score, Half-Life rates higher: 97% positive across 162,552 reviews vs 80% across 92,713 for Trove. Trove has the larger player base right now (1,000 vs 974 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Half-Life averaged 910 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 29% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,690.
Trove averaged 631 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,346.