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R.E.P.O. vs Sons Of The Forest
R.E.P.O. is the more played game right now: 18,948 players on Steam against 17,483 for Sons Of The Forest, a similar number of players. Sons Of The Forest has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 1 day of the 131 days Coilr has tracked both games.
R.E.P.O. also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 88%. Sons Of The Forest is currently 71% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, R.E.P.O. leads 7 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 25.8h in R.E.P.O. and 19.9h in Sons Of The Forest. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
R.E.P.O.
25.8h
average of 107 members
Sons Of The Forest
19.9h
average of 85 members
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R.E.P.O.
13,551Sons Of The Forest
12,892Daily averages · latest day · R.E.P.O., 5% ahead of Sons Of The Forest
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Sons Of The Forest has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. R.E.P.O. last led on Oct 7, 2026.
R.E.P.O. led 130 daysSons Of The Forest led 1 day
- Days tracked
- 131
- Current streak
- 1 day
- Sons Of The Forest
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- 3%
- Oct 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 131 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | R.E.P.O. | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 18,948 | 17,483 |
| 24-hour peak | 22,593 | 25,233 |
| 7-day average | 16,057 | 12,589 |
| 30-day average | 16,741 | 8,801 |
| 30-day trend | −14% | +8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 83,314 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 426,733 | 321,396 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 26, 2025 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $6.49 (−35%) | $8.69 (−71%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | R.E.P.O. | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | 51,115 | 83,314 | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 38,110 | 76,160 | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 25,675 | 49,266 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 | 21,569 | 40,664 | 6,511 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 | 17,057 | 35,273 | 9,288 | 29,724 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 15,689 | 31,026 | 11,931 | 26,342 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, R.E.P.O. or Sons Of The Forest?
R.E.P.O. currently has more players: 18,948 concurrent players on Steam vs 17,483 for Sons Of The Forest, a similar number of players.
Is R.E.P.O. bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days R.E.P.O. averaged 16,741 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 8,801. By that measure R.E.P.O. is currently the bigger game.
Has R.E.P.O. ever had more players than Sons Of The Forest?
Yes. Across the 131 days Coilr has tracked both games, R.E.P.O. had the higher daily average on 130 days, most recently on Oct 7, 2026. Sons Of The Forest has led for the last 1 day.
Is R.E.P.O. better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, R.E.P.O. rates higher: 96% positive across 426,733 reviews vs 88% across 321,396 for Sons Of The Forest. R.E.P.O. has the larger player base right now (18,948 vs 17,483 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is R.E.P.O. growing or declining on Steam?
R.E.P.O. averaged 16,741 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 83,314.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 8,801 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
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