Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PAYDAY 2 is currently the more played game: 21,335 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 14,251 for Sons Of The Forest — about 50% more players. PAYDAY 2 is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, PAYDAY 2 leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
PAYDAY 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 69 days — Sons Of The Forest last led on Apr 25, 2026.
Days tracked
81
Current streak
69 days
PAYDAY 2
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
8%
Jun 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 81 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | PAYDAY 2 | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,335 | 14,251 |
| 24-hour peak | 33,838 | 16,519 |
| 7-day average | 30,637 | 15,982 |
| 30-day average | 29,784 | 15,656 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,219 | 39,863 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 673,332 | 313,410 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2013 | Feb 21, 2024 |
| Price | $4.99 (−50%) | $29.99 |
Full stats: PAYDAY 2 · Sons Of The Forest · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | PAYDAY 2 | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 16,764 | 26,468 | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | 25,803 | 33,915 | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 28,894 | 35,762 | 14,982 | 39,863 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 30,732 | 36,219 | 18,124 | 36,491 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
PAYDAY 2 currently has more players: 21,335 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,251 for Sons Of The Forest — about 50% more players.
Over the last 30 days PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,784 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,656. By that measure PAYDAY 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 81 days Coilr has tracked both games, Sons Of The Forest had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on Apr 25, 2026. PAYDAY 2 has led for the last 69 days.
By Steam review score, PAYDAY 2 rates higher: 89% positive across 673,332 reviews vs 88% across 313,410 for Sons Of The Forest. PAYDAY 2 has the larger player base right now (21,335 vs 14,251 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,784 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,219.
Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,656 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,863.