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RimWorld vs Sons Of The Forest
RimWorld is the more played game right now: 34,309 players on Steam against 11,558 for Sons Of The Forest, about 3× more players. RimWorld has been ahead for 141 days straight.
RimWorld also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, RimWorld leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / Simulation games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 139h in RimWorld and 21.5h 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.
RimWorld
139h
average of 48 members
Sons Of The Forest
21.5h
average of 95 members
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RimWorld
35,758Sons Of The Forest
10,549Daily averages · latest day · RimWorld, 3.4× the players 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
RimWorld has had the higher daily player count for the last 141 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
RimWorld led 141 daysSons Of The Forest led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 141
- Current streak
- 141 days
- RimWorld
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 10%
- Jun 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 141 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 | RimWorld | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 34,309 | 11,558 |
| 24-hour peak | 45,129 | 16,284 |
| 7-day average | 28,301 | 9,137 |
| 30-day average | 26,633 | 9,284 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 45,129 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 248,280 | 323,184 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 17, 2018 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $34.99 | $29.99 |
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 | RimWorld | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | 28,866 | 39,561 | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 27,225 | 40,266 | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 28,669 | 42,478 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 | 27,574 | 39,904 | 6,511 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 | 25,704 | 40,260 | 9,298 | 29,724 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 27,262 | 45,129 | 11,198 | 26,342 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, RimWorld or Sons Of The Forest?
RimWorld currently has more players: 34,309 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,558 for Sons Of The Forest, about 3× more players.
Is RimWorld bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days RimWorld averaged 26,633 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,284. By that measure RimWorld is currently the bigger game.
Has Sons Of The Forest ever had more players than RimWorld?
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 141 days both games have been tracked.
Is RimWorld better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 248,280 reviews vs 88% across 323,184 for Sons Of The Forest. RimWorld has the larger player base right now (34,309 vs 11,558 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is RimWorld growing or declining on Steam?
RimWorld averaged 26,633 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,129.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,284 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
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