Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
VRChat is currently the more played game: 45,194 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 28,653 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord — about 1.6× more players. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord counters with better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 75%. VRChat is free to play, while Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord costs $49.99. Across all tracked metrics, VRChat leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
VRChat has had the higher daily player count for the last 49 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
49
Current streak
49 days
VRChat
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
34%
Jul 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 49 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | VRChat |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 28,653 | 45,194 |
| 24-hour peak | 37,040 | 48,238 |
| 7-day average | 27,210 | 43,785 |
| 30-day average | 23,877 | 43,914 |
| 30-day trend | +18% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 46,571 | 67,961 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 83% positive | 71% positive |
| Total reviews | 293,053 | 265,148 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2022 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Price | $49.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord · VRChat · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | VRChat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 19,716 | 19,716 | 45,459 | 46,885 |
| May 2026 | 21,694 | 33,714 | 48,748 | 63,918 |
| Jun 2026 | 20,353 | 39,967 | 44,916 | 67,961 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 27,094 | 46,571 | 43,915 | 62,181 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
VRChat currently has more players: 45,194 concurrent players on Steam vs 28,653 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord — about 1.6× more players.
Over the last 30 days Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 23,877 concurrent players and VRChat averaged 43,914. By that measure VRChat is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: VRChat has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 49 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord rates higher: 88% positive across 293,053 reviews vs 75% across 265,148 for VRChat. VRChat has the larger player base right now (45,194 vs 28,653 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 23,877 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 46,571.
VRChat averaged 43,914 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 67,961.