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MapleStory vs Monster Hunter: World
Monster Hunter: World is the more played game right now: 27,958 players on Steam against 11,667 for MapleStory, about 2.4× more players. Monster Hunter: World has been ahead for 73 days straight.
Monster Hunter: World also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 61%. MapleStory is free to play, while Monster Hunter: World costs $7.79 (−74%). Across all tracked metrics, Monster Hunter: World leads 10 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 28.0h in MapleStory and 95.5h in Monster Hunter: World. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
MapleStory
28.0h
average of 12 members
Monster Hunter: World
95.5h
average of 87 members
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MapleStory
11,777Monster Hunter: World
15,130Daily averages · latest day · Monster Hunter: World, 28% ahead of MapleStory
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Monster Hunter: World has had the higher daily player count for the last 73 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
MapleStory led 0 daysMonster Hunter: World led 73 days
- Days tracked
- 73
- Current streak
- 73 days
- Monster Hunter: World
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 13%
- Sep 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 73 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | MapleStory | Monster Hunter: World |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,667 | 27,958 |
| 24-hour peak | 15,160 | 28,202 |
| 7-day average | 12,279 | 15,770 |
| 30-day average | 10,012 | 15,282 |
| 30-day trend | −18% | +15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 15,160 | 50,687 |
| Steam reviews | 61% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 40% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 15,571 | 518,366 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~1,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 9, 2012 | Aug 8, 2018 |
| Price | Free to play | $7.79 (−74%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | MapleStory | Monster Hunter: World | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 8,419 | 11,801 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 21,104 | 50,687 |
| Jul 2026 | 10,617 | 13,250 | 17,152 | 40,029 |
| Aug 2026 | 9,415 | 13,613 | 14,197 | 30,810 |
| Sep 2026 | 7,453 | 10,806 | 14,506 | 34,594 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 8,369 | 15,160 | 15,992 | 29,877 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, MapleStory or Monster Hunter: World?
Monster Hunter: World currently has more players: 27,958 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,667 for MapleStory, about 2.4× more players.
Is MapleStory bigger than Monster Hunter: World on Steam?
Over the last 30 days MapleStory averaged 10,012 concurrent players and Monster Hunter: World averaged 15,282. By that measure Monster Hunter: World is currently the bigger game.
Has MapleStory ever had more players than Monster Hunter: World?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Monster Hunter: World has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 73 days both games have been tracked.
Is MapleStory better than Monster Hunter: World?
By Steam review score, Monster Hunter: World rates higher: 89% positive across 518,366 reviews vs 61% across 15,571 for MapleStory. Monster Hunter: World has the larger player base right now (27,958 vs 11,667 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is MapleStory growing or declining on Steam?
MapleStory averaged 10,012 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,160.
Is Monster Hunter: World growing or declining on Steam?
Monster Hunter: World averaged 15,282 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,687.
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