Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
It Takes Two is currently the more played game: 16,166 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,503 for The Forest — about 3× more players. Across all tracked metrics, It Takes Two leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | It Takes Two | The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,166 | 5,503 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,137 | 7,027 |
| 7-day average | 8,362 | 5,330 |
| 30-day average | 8,292 | 6,739 |
| 30-day trend | — | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 19,137 | 19,013 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 265,142 | 678,190 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 25, 2021 | Apr 29, 2018 |
| Price | $39.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | It Takes Two | The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 3,029 | 4,011 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 3,009 | 4,779 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,911 | 3,203 | 7,452 | 19,013 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,919 | 19,137 | 6,926 | 12,662 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
It Takes Two currently has more players: 16,166 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,503 for The Forest — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days It Takes Two averaged 8,292 concurrent players and The Forest averaged 6,739. By that measure It Takes Two is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, The Forest rates higher: 96% positive across 678,190 reviews vs 95% across 265,142 for It Takes Two. It Takes Two has the larger player base right now (16,166 vs 5,503 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
The Forest averaged 6,739 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,013.