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Naraka: Bladepoint vs PUBG
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is the more played game right now: 198,646 players on Steam against 24,574 for NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, about 8× more players. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has been ahead for 137 days straight.
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT counters with better Steam reviews: 73% positive vs 61%. Across all tracked metrics, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is read every 10 minutes, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 9.0h in NARAKA: BLADEPOINT and 209h in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. 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.
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
9.0h
average of 26 members
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
209h
average of 175 members
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NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
31,051PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
319,762Daily averages · latest day · PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, 10× the players of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is read every 10 minutes, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 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
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily player count for the last 137 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT led 0 daysPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS led 137 days
- Days tracked
- 137
- Current streak
- 137 days
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 83%
- Jul 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 137 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 | NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 24,574 | 198,646 |
| 24-hour peak | 76,865 | 746,791 |
| 7-day average | 31,987 | 296,538 |
| 30-day average | 30,867 | 313,100 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 128,038 | 824,401 |
| Steam reviews | 73% positive | 61% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 60% positive | 36% positive |
| Total reviews | 303,204 | 2,749,239 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~100,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 11, 2021 | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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 | NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 162,384 | 212,877 |
| May 2026 | 25,990 | 68,310 | 243,779 | 744,400 |
| Jun 2026 | 26,970 | 77,815 | 317,209 | 824,401 |
| Jul 2026 | 41,993 | 128,038 | 327,330 | 797,879 |
| Aug 2026 | 30,935 | 95,154 | 326,345 | 783,393 |
| Sep 2026 | 25,671 | 76,395 | 312,244 | 794,644 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 27,834 | 79,784 | 297,005 | 746,791 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Naraka: Bladepoint or PUBG?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS currently has more players: 198,646 concurrent players on Steam vs 24,574 for NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, about 8× more players.
Is Naraka: Bladepoint bigger than PUBG on Steam?
Over the last 30 days NARAKA: BLADEPOINT averaged 30,867 concurrent players and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 313,100. By that measure PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the bigger game.
Has NARAKA: BLADEPOINT ever had more players than PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 137 days both games have been tracked.
Is Naraka: Bladepoint better than PUBG?
By Steam review score, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT rates higher: 73% positive across 303,204 reviews vs 61% across 2,749,239 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the larger player base right now (198,646 vs 24,574 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is NARAKA: BLADEPOINT growing or declining on Steam?
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT averaged 30,867 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 128,038.
Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS growing or declining on Steam?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 313,100 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.
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