Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure games.
Subnautica is currently the more played game: 4,314 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 933 for Just Cause™ 3 — about 5× more players. Subnautica also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 84%. Across all tracked metrics, Subnautica leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Subnautica has had the higher daily player count for the last 39 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
39
Current streak
39 days
Subnautica
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
80%
Jul 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 39 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Just Cause™ 3 | Subnautica |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 933 | 4,314 |
| 24-hour peak | 953 | 4,729 |
| 7-day average | 807 | 4,355 |
| 30-day average | 847 | 5,302 |
| 30-day trend | −14% | −56% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,459 | 29,704 |
| Steam reviews | 84% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 127,382 | 375,888 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 30, 2015 | Jan 22, 2018 |
| Price | $19.99 | $29.99 |
Full stats: Just Cause™ 3 · Subnautica · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Just Cause™ 3 | Subnautica | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 4,322 | 4,322 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 21,879 | 29,704 |
| Jun 2026 | 875 | 1,459 | 8,039 | 19,332 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 877 | 1,447 | 5,163 | 9,259 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Subnautica currently has more players: 4,314 concurrent players on Steam vs 933 for Just Cause™ 3 — about 5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Just Cause™ 3 averaged 847 concurrent players and Subnautica averaged 5,302. By that measure Subnautica is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Subnautica has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 39 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Subnautica rates higher: 97% positive across 375,888 reviews vs 84% across 127,382 for Just Cause™ 3. Subnautica has the larger player base right now (4,314 vs 933 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Just Cause™ 3 averaged 847 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,459.
Subnautica averaged 5,302 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 56% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,704.