Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Sons Of The Forest is currently the more played game: 14,665 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,195 for Lost Ark — about 31% more players. Sons Of The Forest also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 70%. Lost Ark is free to play, while Sons Of The Forest costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Sons Of The Forest has had the higher daily player count for the last 41 days — Lost Ark last led on Jun 4, 2026.
Days tracked
47
Current streak
41 days
Sons Of The Forest
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
3%
Jun 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 47 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Lost Ark | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,195 | 14,665 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,396 | 16,519 |
| 7-day average | 5,083 | 15,947 |
| 30-day average | 5,822 | 15,652 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,760 | 39,863 |
| Steam reviews | 70% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 47% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 203,175 | 313,410 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 10, 2022 | Feb 21, 2024 |
| Price | Free to play | $29.99 |
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| Month | Lost Ark | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 5,030 | 5,030 | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | 8,418 | 8,622 | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,992 | 11,760 | 14,982 | 39,863 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 5,499 | 11,396 | 18,095 | 36,491 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Sons Of The Forest currently has more players: 14,665 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,195 for Lost Ark — about 31% more players.
Over the last 30 days Lost Ark averaged 5,822 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,652. By that measure Sons Of The Forest is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 47 days Coilr has tracked both games, Lost Ark had the higher daily average on 3 days, most recently on Jun 4, 2026. Sons Of The Forest has led for the last 41 days.
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 313,410 reviews vs 70% across 203,175 for Lost Ark. Sons Of The Forest has the larger player base right now (14,665 vs 11,195 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Lost Ark averaged 5,822 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,760.
Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,652 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,863.