Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Terraria is currently the more played game: 31,680 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 28,849 for NBA 2K26 — a similar number of players. Terraria also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 64%. Across all tracked metrics, Terraria leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Terraria has had the higher daily player count for the last 31 days — NBA 2K26 last led on Jun 18, 2026.
Days tracked
56
Current streak
31 days
Terraria
Lead changes
5
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 56 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | NBA 2K26 | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 28,849 | 31,680 |
| 24-hour peak | 36,224 | 44,625 |
| 7-day average | 23,242 | 30,533 |
| 30-day average | 25,752 | 30,376 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | +17% |
| Peak (tracked) | 47,378 | 49,184 |
| Steam reviews | 64% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 68% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 30,243 | 1,537,870 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 3, 2025 | May 15, 2011 |
| Price | $9.79 | $9.99 |
Full stats: NBA 2K26 · Terraria · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | NBA 2K26 | Terraria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 21,712 | 27,427 |
| May 2026 | 28,957 | 47,378 | 24,837 | 41,678 |
| Jun 2026 | 26,098 | 45,480 | 26,841 | 46,899 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 25,681 | 46,741 | 31,652 | 49,184 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Terraria currently has more players: 31,680 concurrent players on Steam vs 28,849 for NBA 2K26 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days NBA 2K26 averaged 25,752 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 30,376. By that measure Terraria is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 56 days Coilr has tracked both games, NBA 2K26 had the higher daily average on 19 days, most recently on Jun 18, 2026. Terraria has led for the last 31 days.
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,537,870 reviews vs 64% across 30,243 for NBA 2K26. Terraria has the larger player base right now (31,680 vs 28,849 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
NBA 2K26 averaged 25,752 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,378.
Terraria averaged 30,376 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,184.