Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
Subnautica: Below Zero is currently the more played game: 830 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 737 for Papers, Please — a similar number of players. Papers, Please counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 90%. Across all tracked metrics, Subnautica: Below Zero leads 6 of 8.
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| Metric | Papers, Please | Subnautica: Below Zero |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 737 | 830 |
| 24-hour peak | 779 | 942 |
| 7-day average | 396 | 738 |
| 30-day average | 396 | 738 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 779 | 1,029 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 79,705 | 107,767 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 8, 2013 | May 13, 2021 |
| Price | $9.99 | $29.99 |
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Subnautica: Below Zero currently has more players: 830 concurrent players on Steam vs 737 for Papers, Please — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Papers, Please averaged 396 concurrent players and Subnautica: Below Zero averaged 738. By that measure Subnautica: Below Zero is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Papers, Please rates higher: 97% positive across 79,705 reviews vs 90% across 107,767 for Subnautica: Below Zero. Subnautica: Below Zero has the larger player base right now (830 vs 737 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.