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 680 for Trove — a similar number of players. Papers, Please also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 80%. Trove is free to play, while Papers, Please costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Trove leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Papers, Please | Trove |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 703 | 680 |
| 24-hour peak | 739 | 835 |
| 7-day average | 395 | 792 |
| 30-day average | 395 | 683 |
| 30-day trend | — | +11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 739 | 1,346 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 80% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 64% positive |
| Total reviews | 79,705 | 92,718 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 8, 2013 | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Papers, Please | Trove | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 374 | 644 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 616 | 894 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 407 | 739 | 704 | 1,346 |
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 680 for Trove — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Papers, Please averaged 395 concurrent players and Trove averaged 683. By that measure Trove is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Papers, Please rates higher: 97% positive across 79,705 reviews vs 80% across 92,718 for Trove. Papers, Please has the larger player base right now (703 vs 680 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Trove averaged 683 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,346.