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Monster Hunter: World vs Valheim
Valheim is the more played game right now: 120,261 players on Steam against 17,748 for Monster Hunter: World, about 7× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 58 days straight, and has led on 88 days of the 131 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Valheim also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 89%. Monster Hunter: World is currently 74% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Monster Hunter: World is read every 10 minutes, Valheim every 5 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 95.7h in Monster Hunter: World and 62.5h in Valheim. 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.
Monster Hunter: World
95.7h
average of 88 members
Valheim
62.5h
average of 100 members
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Monster Hunter: World
14,509Valheim
91,088Daily averages · latest day · Valheim, 6.3× the players of Monster Hunter: World
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Monster Hunter: World is read every 10 minutes, Valheim every 5 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
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 58 days. Monster Hunter: World last led on Aug 11, 2026.
Monster Hunter: World led 43 daysValheim led 88 days
- Days tracked
- 131
- Current streak
- 58 days
- Valheim
- Lead changes
- 12
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Aug 12, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 131 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 | Monster Hunter: World | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 17,748 | 120,261 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,754 | 147,960 |
| 7-day average | 15,746 | 116,138 |
| 30-day average | 15,353 | 137,897 |
| 30-day trend | +18% | +757% |
| Peak (tracked) | 50,687 | 308,477 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 518,366 | 556,637 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 8, 2018 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $7.79 (−74%) | $26.99 (−10%) |
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 | Monster Hunter: World | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | 8,419 | 11,801 | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | 21,104 | 50,687 | 15,609 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 | 17,152 | 40,029 | 17,964 | 34,949 |
| Aug 2026 | 14,197 | 30,810 | 15,865 | 30,901 |
| Sep 2026 | 14,507 | 34,594 | 111,254 | 308,477 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 15,844 | 29,877 | 114,206 | 224,091 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Monster Hunter: World or Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 120,261 concurrent players on Steam vs 17,748 for Monster Hunter: World, about 7× more players.
Is Monster Hunter: World bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Monster Hunter: World averaged 15,353 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 137,897. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Has Monster Hunter: World ever had more players than Valheim?
Yes. Across the 131 days Coilr has tracked both games, Monster Hunter: World had the higher daily average on 43 days, most recently on Aug 11, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 58 days.
Is Monster Hunter: World better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 556,637 reviews vs 89% across 518,366 for Monster Hunter: World. Valheim has the larger player base right now (120,261 vs 17,748 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Monster Hunter: World growing or declining on Steam?
Monster Hunter: World averaged 15,353 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,687.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 137,897 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 757% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,477.
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