Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
The Forest is currently the more played game: 3,730 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,493 for Resident Evil 2 — about 50% more players. Across all tracked metrics, The Forest leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
The Forest has had the higher daily player count for the last 39 days — Resident Evil 2 last led on Apr 28, 2026.
Days tracked
40
Current streak
39 days
The Forest
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
6%
Jun 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 40 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Resident Evil 2 | The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,493 | 3,730 |
| 24-hour peak | 3,613 | 6,450 |
| 7-day average | 3,267 | 6,293 |
| 30-day average | 3,939 | 6,818 |
| 30-day trend | — | −15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,219 | 19,013 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 217,135 | 677,425 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 24, 2019 | Apr 29, 2018 |
| Price | $39.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Resident Evil 2 | The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,765 | 3,765 | 3,029 | 4,011 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 3,009 | 4,779 |
| Jun 2026 | 4,897 | 9,219 | 7,451 | 19,013 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 3,487 | 5,753 | 7,301 | 12,662 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
The Forest currently has more players: 3,730 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,493 for Resident Evil 2 — about 50% more players.
Over the last 30 days Resident Evil 2 averaged 3,939 concurrent players and The Forest averaged 6,818. By that measure The Forest is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 40 days Coilr has tracked both games, Resident Evil 2 had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Apr 28, 2026. The Forest has led for the last 39 days.
By Steam review score, Resident Evil 2 rates higher: 97% positive across 217,135 reviews vs 96% across 677,425 for The Forest. The Forest has the larger player base right now (3,730 vs 2,493 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
The Forest averaged 6,818 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,013.