Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Stardew Valley is currently the more played game: 71,181 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 34,230 for Red Dead Redemption 2 — about 2.1× more players. Stardew Valley also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 92%. Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Stardew Valley leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Stardew Valley has had the higher daily player count for the last 94 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
94
Current streak
94 days
Stardew Valley
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
45%
Jul 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 94 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Stardew Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 34,230 | 71,181 |
| 24-hour peak | 49,120 | 110,395 |
| 7-day average | 33,772 | 67,653 |
| 30-day average | 30,310 | 64,697 |
| 30-day trend | +21% | +8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 52,264 | 125,051 |
| Steam reviews | 92% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 898,031 | 1,023,970 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 4, 2019 | Feb 25, 2016 |
| Price | $14.99 (−75%) | $14.99 |
Full stats: Red Dead Redemption 2 · Stardew Valley · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Stardew Valley | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 21,711 | 28,989 | 52,457 | 64,434 |
| May 2026 | 25,794 | 44,913 | 60,799 | 118,281 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,917 | 46,113 | 58,606 | 114,516 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 33,188 | 52,264 | 68,356 | 125,051 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Stardew Valley currently has more players: 71,181 concurrent players on Steam vs 34,230 for Red Dead Redemption 2 — about 2.1× more players.
Over the last 30 days Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 30,310 concurrent players and Stardew Valley averaged 64,697. By that measure Stardew Valley is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Stardew Valley has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 94 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Stardew Valley rates higher: 98% positive across 1,023,970 reviews vs 92% across 898,031 for Red Dead Redemption 2. Stardew Valley has the larger player base right now (71,181 vs 34,230 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 30,310 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 21% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,264.
Stardew Valley averaged 64,697 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 125,051.