Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the more played game: 371,502 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 22,504 for Hunt: Showdown 1896 — about 17× more players. Hunt: Showdown 1896 counters with better Steam reviews: 74% positive vs 60%. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play, while Hunt: Showdown 1896 costs $11.99 (−60%). Across all tracked metrics, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily player count for the last 74 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
74
Current streak
74 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 74 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 22,504 | 371,502 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,333 | 733,532 |
| 7-day average | 15,861 | 341,535 |
| 30-day average | 16,210 | 333,321 |
| 30-day trend | −10% | +5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,690 | 824,401 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 60% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 69% positive | 72% positive |
| Total reviews | 276,222 | 2,737,911 |
| 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 →
| 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 | 16,094 | 33,550 | 327,863 | 805,405 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 17,799 | 29,333 | 398,136 | 753,354 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS currently has more players: 371,502 concurrent players on Steam vs 22,504 for Hunt: Showdown 1896 — about 17× more players.
Over the last 30 days Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,210 concurrent players and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 333,321. By that measure PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the bigger game.
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 74 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Hunt: Showdown 1896 rates higher: 74% positive across 276,222 reviews vs 60% across 2,737,911 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the larger player base right now (371,502 vs 22,504 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,210 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,690.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 333,321 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.