Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
RimWorld is currently the more played game: 31,292 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,310 for Heartopia — about 2.0× more players. RimWorld also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 66%. Across all tracked metrics, RimWorld leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
RimWorld has had the higher daily player count for the last 51 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
51
Current streak
51 days
RimWorld
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
47%
Jul 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 51 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Heartopia | RimWorld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 15,310 | 31,292 |
| 24-hour peak | 20,327 | 34,054 |
| 7-day average | 12,801 | 28,957 |
| 30-day average | 9,791 | 28,302 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 22,337 | 42,478 |
| Steam reviews | 66% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 68% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 14,807 | 242,597 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 15, 2026 | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Price | — | $34.99 |
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| Month | Heartopia | RimWorld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 12,875 | 19,379 | 28,866 | 39,561 |
| Jun 2026 | 9,839 | 20,248 | 27,195 | 40,266 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 10,333 | 22,337 | 29,114 | 42,478 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
RimWorld currently has more players: 31,292 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,310 for Heartopia — about 2.0× more players.
Over the last 30 days Heartopia averaged 9,791 concurrent players and RimWorld averaged 28,302. By that measure RimWorld is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: RimWorld has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 51 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 242,597 reviews vs 66% across 14,807 for Heartopia. RimWorld has the larger player base right now (31,292 vs 15,310 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Heartopia averaged 9,791 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 22,337.
RimWorld averaged 28,302 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,478.