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Raft vs Sons Of The Forest
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
Sons Of The Forest is currently the more played game: 15,894 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,693 for Raft, about 1.6× more players. Sons Of The Forest has been ahead for 3 days straight, and has led on 69 days of the 96 days Coilr has tracked both games. Raft counters with better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 88%. Sons Of The Forest is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest leads 6 of 9.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 42.4h in Raft and 21.9h 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.
Raft
42.4h
average of 51 members
Sons Of The Forest
21.9h
average of 57 members
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Player count history
RaftSons Of The Forest
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Sons Of The Forest has had the higher daily player count for the last 3 days. Raft last led on Aug 31, 2026.
Raft led 27 daysSons Of The Forest led 69 days
Days tracked
96
Current streak
3 days
Sons Of The Forest
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
<1%
Aug 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 96 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Raft | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,693 | 15,894 |
| 24-hour peak | 14,975 | 20,300 |
| 7-day average | 7,163 | 7,995 |
| 30-day average | 6,669 | 6,688 |
| 30-day trend | −16% | −43% |
| Peak (tracked) | 22,226 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 377,601 | 317,976 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 20, 2022 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $13.39 (−33%) | $8.99 (−70%) |
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Players by month
| Month | Raft | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | 7,884 | 8,403 | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 7,533 | 21,101 | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 8,574 | 22,226 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,644 | 13,182 | 6,494 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 7,684 | 14,975 | 10,601 | 20,300 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Raft or Sons Of The Forest?
Sons Of The Forest currently has more players: 15,894 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,693 for Raft, about 1.6× more players.
Is Raft bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Raft averaged 6,669 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 6,688. By that measure Sons Of The Forest is currently the bigger game.
Has Raft ever had more players than Sons Of The Forest?
Yes. Across the 96 days Coilr has tracked both games, Raft had the higher daily average on 27 days, most recently on Aug 31, 2026. Sons Of The Forest has led for the last 3 days.
Is Raft better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, Raft rates higher: 93% positive across 377,601 reviews vs 88% across 317,976 for Sons Of The Forest. Sons Of The Forest has the larger player base right now (15,894 vs 9,693 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Raft growing or declining on Steam?
Raft averaged 6,669 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 22,226.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 6,688 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 43% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.