Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is currently the more played game: 10,312 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,821 for Hollow Knight — about 1.5× more players. Hollow Knight counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 71%. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Hollow Knight | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,821 | 10,312 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,062 | 16,157 |
| 7-day average | 8,734 | 13,721 |
| 30-day average | 8,859 | 13,721 |
| 30-day trend | +39% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,456 | 19,137 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 77% positive |
| Total reviews | 551,398 | 136,258 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 23, 2017 | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Price | $14.99 | $9.99 (−75%) |
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| Month | Hollow Knight | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 4,723 | 4,785 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 5,053 | 6,514 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 6,953 | 13,164 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 9,449 | 14,456 | 13,761 | 19,137 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide currently has more players: 10,312 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,821 for Hollow Knight — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Hollow Knight averaged 8,859 concurrent players and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide averaged 13,721. By that measure Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Hollow Knight rates higher: 97% positive across 551,398 reviews vs 71% across 136,258 for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has the larger player base right now (10,312 vs 6,821 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Hollow Knight averaged 8,859 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 39% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,456.