Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
ICARUS is currently the more played game: 17,375 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,326 for Sons Of The Forest — about 1.5× more players. Sons Of The Forest counters with better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 74%. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | ICARUS | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 17,375 | 11,326 |
| 24-hour peak | 17,375 | 12,371 |
| 7-day average | 13,951 | 8,062 |
| 30-day average | 13,951 | 12,825 |
| 30-day trend | — | −21% |
| Peak (tracked) | 17,375 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 64% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 66,149 | 316,000 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~500,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 2, 2021 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $34.99 | $29.99 |
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| Month | ICARUS | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 12,484 | 16,799 | 13,594 | 36,491 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 14,822 | 17,375 | 8,562 | 12,371 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
ICARUS currently has more players: 17,375 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,326 for Sons Of The Forest — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days ICARUS averaged 13,951 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 12,825. By that measure ICARUS is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 316,000 reviews vs 74% across 66,149 for ICARUS. ICARUS has the larger player base right now (17,375 vs 11,326 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Sons Of The Forest averaged 12,825 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 21% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.