Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Palworld is currently the more played game: 60,647 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 18,451 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, about 3× more players. Palworld has been ahead for 50 days straight. Palworld also has the better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, Palworld leads 9 of 10.
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Palworld

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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Palworld has had the higher daily player count for the last 50 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
50 days
Palworld
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
83%
Sep 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Palworld | RuneScape: Dragonwilds |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 60,647 | 18,451 |
| 24-hour peak | 90,486 | 18,630 |
| 7-day average | 85,266 | 10,237 |
| 30-day average | 119,263 | 6,735 |
| 30-day trend | −70% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 959,982 | 18,630 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 486,874 | 29,571 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~500,000 |
| Release date | Jul 9, 2026 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Price | $29.99 | $29.99 |
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| Month | Palworld | RuneScape: Dragonwilds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 28,256 | 28,256 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 15,863 | 17,744 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 27,071 | 50,615 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 404,239 | 959,982 | 3,935 | 5,804 |
| Aug 2026 | 242,857 | 602,362 | 3,803 | 6,831 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 98,711 | 168,459 | 4,604 | 18,630 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Palworld currently has more players: 60,647 concurrent players on Steam vs 18,451 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Palworld averaged 119,263 concurrent players and RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 6,735. By that measure Palworld is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Palworld has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 50 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Palworld rates higher: 95% positive across 486,874 reviews vs 81% across 29,571 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds. Palworld has the larger player base right now (60,647 vs 18,451 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Palworld averaged 119,263 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 70% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 959,982.
RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 6,735 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,630.