Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Palworld is currently the more played game: 542,530 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 27,950 for Valheim — about 19× more players. Across all tracked metrics, Palworld leads 9 of 10.
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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 64 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
64
Current streak
64 days
Palworld
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
5%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 64 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Palworld | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 542,530 | 27,950 |
| 24-hour peak | 602,362 | 27,950 |
| 7-day average | 467,874 | 17,731 |
| 30-day average | 443,183 | 18,222 |
| 30-day trend | +1479% | +15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 961,571 | 35,085 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 463,639 | 539,094 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 9, 2026 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $29.99 | $29.99 |
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| Month | Palworld | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 28,256 | 28,256 | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | 15,863 | 17,744 | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | 27,071 | 50,615 | 15,609 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 | 404,537 | 961,571 | 17,952 | 35,085 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 491,092 | 602,362 | 18,940 | 27,950 |
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: 542,530 concurrent players on Steam vs 27,950 for Valheim — about 19× more players.
Over the last 30 days Palworld averaged 443,183 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 18,222. 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 64 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Palworld rates higher: 94% positive across 463,639 reviews vs 94% across 539,094 for Valheim. Palworld has the larger player base right now (542,530 vs 27,950 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Palworld averaged 443,183 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 1479% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 961,571.
Valheim averaged 18,222 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,085.