Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Team Fortress 2 is currently the more played game: 39,207 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 24,634 for RimWorld — about 1.6× more players. RimWorld counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 91%. Team Fortress 2 is free to play, while RimWorld costs $34.99. Across all tracked metrics, Team Fortress 2 leads 7 of 10.
Coilr tracks charts like this for every game — and playtime history for your own library.
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | RimWorld | Team Fortress 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 24,634 | 39,207 |
| 24-hour peak | 34,153 | 54,716 |
| 7-day average | 29,500 | 47,745 |
| 30-day average | 28,204 | 43,729 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −7% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,478 | 71,002 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 242,597 | 1,241,053 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 16, 2018 | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Price | $34.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: RimWorld · Team Fortress 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | RimWorld | Team Fortress 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 44,663 | 52,995 |
| May 2026 | 28,866 | 39,561 | 48,944 | 59,895 |
| Jun 2026 | 27,170 | 40,334 | 44,611 | 61,125 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,465 | 42,478 | 44,698 | 71,002 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Team Fortress 2 currently has more players: 39,207 concurrent players on Steam vs 24,634 for RimWorld — about 1.6× more players.
Over the last 30 days RimWorld averaged 28,204 concurrent players and Team Fortress 2 averaged 43,729. By that measure Team Fortress 2 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 242,597 reviews vs 91% across 1,241,053 for Team Fortress 2. Team Fortress 2 has the larger player base right now (39,207 vs 24,634 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
RimWorld averaged 28,204 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,478.
Team Fortress 2 averaged 43,729 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,002.