Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Portal is currently the more played game: 748 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 557 for New World: Aeternum — about 34% more players. Portal also has the better Steam reviews: 99% positive vs 67%. Across all tracked metrics, Portal leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Portal has had the higher daily player count for the last 20 days — New World: Aeternum last led on Jun 25, 2026.
Days tracked
39
Current streak
20 days
Portal
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
3%
Jun 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 39 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | New World: Aeternum | Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 557 | 748 |
| 24-hour peak | 584 | 837 |
| 7-day average | 499 | 727 |
| 30-day average | 509 | 706 |
| 30-day trend | −10% | +66% |
| Peak (tracked) | 911 | 1,469 |
| Steam reviews | 67% positive | 99% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 32% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 296,732 | 196,654 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 27, 2021 | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Price | — | $9.99 |
Full stats: New World: Aeternum · Portal · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | New World: Aeternum | Portal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 384 | 480 |
| May 2026 | 618 | 687 | 403 | 565 |
| Jun 2026 | 538 | 911 | 539 | 1,469 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 506 | 786 | 829 | 1,387 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Portal currently has more players: 748 concurrent players on Steam vs 557 for New World: Aeternum — about 34% more players.
Over the last 30 days New World: Aeternum averaged 509 concurrent players and Portal averaged 706. By that measure Portal is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 39 days Coilr has tracked both games, New World: Aeternum had the higher daily average on 19 days, most recently on Jun 25, 2026. Portal has led for the last 20 days.
By Steam review score, Portal rates higher: 99% positive across 196,654 reviews vs 67% across 296,732 for New World: Aeternum. Portal has the larger player base right now (748 vs 557 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
New World: Aeternum averaged 509 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 911.
Portal averaged 706 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 66% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,469.