Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
RimWorld is currently the more played game: 24,880 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 14,979 for Phasmophobia — about 1.7× more players. RimWorld also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 94%. Phasmophobia is currently 30% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, RimWorld leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
RimWorld has had the higher daily player count for the last 56 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
56
Current streak
56 days
RimWorld
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
49%
Jul 22, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 56 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Phasmophobia | RimWorld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 14,979 | 24,880 |
| 24-hour peak | 20,046 | 33,293 |
| 7-day average | 9,577 | 28,482 |
| 30-day average | 8,245 | 28,512 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | +4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 24,848 | 42,478 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 83% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 834,206 | 243,033 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 17, 2020 | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Price | $13.99 (−30%) | $34.99 |
Full stats: Phasmophobia · RimWorld · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Phasmophobia | RimWorld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,564 | 16,011 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 13,327 | 24,848 | 28,866 | 39,561 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,401 | 16,310 | 27,206 | 40,266 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 8,474 | 22,613 | 29,099 | 42,478 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
RimWorld currently has more players: 24,880 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,979 for Phasmophobia — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Phasmophobia averaged 8,245 concurrent players and RimWorld averaged 28,512. By that measure RimWorld is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: RimWorld has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 56 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 243,033 reviews vs 94% across 834,206 for Phasmophobia. RimWorld has the larger player base right now (24,880 vs 14,979 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Phasmophobia averaged 8,245 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 24,848.
RimWorld averaged 28,512 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,478.