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Hunt: Showdown 1896 vs PUBG
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the more played game: 200,918 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 23,084 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 9× more players. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has been ahead for 119 days straight. Hunt: Showdown 1896 counters with better Steam reviews: 74% positive vs 61%. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play, while Hunt: Showdown 1896 costs $11.99 (−60%). Across all tracked metrics, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS leads 7 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 55.4h in Hunt: Showdown 1896 and 262h in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. 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.
Hunt: Showdown 1896
55.4h
average of 38 members
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
262h
average of 123 members
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Player count history
Hunt: Showdown 1896PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily player count for the last 119 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 led 0 daysPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS led 119 days
Days tracked
119
Current streak
119 days
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
53%
Apr 22, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 119 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,084 | 200,918 |
| 24-hour peak | 31,827 | 754,003 |
| 7-day average | 19,760 | 326,632 |
| 30-day average | 16,237 | 314,545 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,690 | 824,401 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 61% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 68% positive | 66% positive |
| Total reviews | 278,269 | 2,752,998 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~100,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2019 | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Price | $11.99 (−60%) | Free to play |
Full stats: Hunt: Showdown 1896 · PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 10,496 | 13,611 | 162,384 | 212,877 |
| May 2026 | 16,260 | 31,426 | 243,779 | 744,400 |
| Jun 2026 | 17,828 | 42,690 | 317,209 | 824,401 |
| Jul 2026 | 16,129 | 33,283 | 327,330 | 797,879 |
| Aug 2026 | 15,033 | 30,808 | 326,015 | 783,393 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 17,563 | 40,307 | 313,251 | 794,644 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Hunt: Showdown 1896 or PUBG?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS currently has more players: 200,918 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,084 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 9× more players.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 bigger than PUBG on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,237 concurrent players and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 314,545. By that measure PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the bigger game.
Has Hunt: Showdown 1896 ever had more players than PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 119 days both games have been tracked.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 better than PUBG?
By Steam review score, Hunt: Showdown 1896 rates higher: 74% positive across 278,269 reviews vs 61% across 2,752,998 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the larger player base right now (200,918 vs 23,084 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 growing or declining on Steam?
Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,237 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,690.
Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS growing or declining on Steam?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 314,545 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.