Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Resident Evil 3 is currently the more played game: 1,053 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 885 for NieR:Automata™ — about 19% more players. NieR:Automata™ counters with better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 83%. Across all tracked metrics, Resident Evil 3 leads 5 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | NieR:Automata™ | Resident Evil 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 885 | 1,053 |
| 24-hour peak | 916 | 1,280 |
| 7-day average | 840 | 1,072 |
| 30-day average | 840 | 1,072 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,157 | 1,535 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 83% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 152,110 | 123,452 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 17, 2017 | Apr 2, 2020 |
| Price | $39.99 | $39.99 |
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Resident Evil 3 currently has more players: 1,053 concurrent players on Steam vs 885 for NieR:Automata™ — about 19% more players.
Over the last 30 days NieR:Automata™ averaged 840 concurrent players and Resident Evil 3 averaged 1,072. By that measure Resident Evil 3 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, NieR:Automata™ rates higher: 87% positive across 152,110 reviews vs 83% across 123,452 for Resident Evil 3. Resident Evil 3 has the larger player base right now (1,053 vs 885 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.