Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure games.
Papers, Please is currently the more played game: 703 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 675 for Planet Coaster — a similar number of players. Papers, Please also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 91%. Across all tracked metrics, Papers, Please leads 5 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Papers, Please | Planet Coaster |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 703 | 675 |
| 24-hour peak | 739 | 720 |
| 7-day average | 395 | 607 |
| 30-day average | 395 | 607 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 739 | 954 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 79,705 | 72,005 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 8, 2013 | Nov 17, 2016 |
| Price | $9.99 | $44.99 |
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| Month | Papers, Please | Planet Coaster | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 467 | 476 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 407 | 739 | 602 | 954 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Papers, Please currently has more players: 703 concurrent players on Steam vs 675 for Planet Coaster — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Papers, Please averaged 395 concurrent players and Planet Coaster averaged 607. By that measure Planet Coaster is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Papers, Please rates higher: 97% positive across 79,705 reviews vs 91% across 72,005 for Planet Coaster. Papers, Please has the larger player base right now (703 vs 675 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.