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Oxygen Not Included vs Sons Of The Forest
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / Simulation games.
Sons Of The Forest is currently the more played game: 9,591 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,354 for Oxygen Not Included, a similar number of players. Oxygen Not Included has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 45 days of the 63 days Coilr has tracked both games. Oxygen Not Included counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest leads 8 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 87.6h in Oxygen Not Included and 21.1h in Sons Of The Forest. 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.
Oxygen Not Included
87.6h
average of 35 members
Sons Of The Forest
21.1h
average of 62 members
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Player count history
Oxygen Not IncludedSons Of The Forest
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Oxygen Not Included has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. Sons Of The Forest last led on Sep 16, 2026.
Oxygen Not Included led 45 daysSons Of The Forest led 18 days
Days tracked
63
Current streak
1 day
Oxygen Not Included
Lead changes
5
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 20, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 63 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Oxygen Not Included | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,354 | 9,591 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,067 | 10,499 |
| 7-day average | 6,638 | 9,162 |
| 30-day average | 7,393 | 9,119 |
| 30-day trend | −21% | +19% |
| Peak (tracked) | 18,091 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 143,768 | 319,750 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 30, 2019 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $24.99 | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Oxygen Not Included | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 10,249 | 18,091 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 | 8,575 | 15,723 | 6,501 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 6,917 | 12,095 | 11,495 | 29,825 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Oxygen Not Included or Sons Of The Forest?
Sons Of The Forest currently has more players: 9,591 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,354 for Oxygen Not Included, a similar number of players.
Is Oxygen Not Included bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Oxygen Not Included averaged 7,393 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,119. By that measure Sons Of The Forest is currently the bigger game.
Has Sons Of The Forest ever had more players than Oxygen Not Included?
Yes. Across the 63 days Coilr has tracked both games, Sons Of The Forest had the higher daily average on 18 days, most recently on Sep 16, 2026. Oxygen Not Included has led for the last 1 day.
Is Oxygen Not Included better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, Oxygen Not Included rates higher: 97% positive across 143,768 reviews vs 88% across 319,750 for Sons Of The Forest. Sons Of The Forest has the larger player base right now (9,591 vs 8,354 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Oxygen Not Included growing or declining on Steam?
Oxygen Not Included averaged 7,393 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 21% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,091.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,119 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 19% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.