1.0·Every feature free until Premium arrives in October
RimWorld vs Valheim
Valheim is the more played game right now: 108,579 players on Steam against 23,486 for RimWorld, about 5× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 34 days straight, and has led on 34 days of the 138 days Coilr has tracked both games.
RimWorld counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 94%. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. RimWorld is read every 10 minutes, Valheim every 5 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 123h in RimWorld and 64.5h in Valheim. 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
123h
average of 43 members
Valheim
64.5h
average of 107 members
See my hours in both
Free · read-only via Steam OpenID · no password · delete anytime
RimWorld
25,952Valheim
99,506Daily averages · latest day · Valheim, 3.8× the players of RimWorld
One point per day, averaged · Your time zone · drag or use arrow keys to read the lines
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · RimWorld is read every 10 minutes, Valheim every 5 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
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 34 days. RimWorld last led on Sep 8, 2026.
RimWorld led 104 daysValheim led 34 days
- Days tracked
- 138
- Current streak
- 34 days
- Valheim
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- 24%
- Sep 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 138 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 | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,486 | 108,579 |
| 24-hour peak | 33,638 | 159,969 |
| 7-day average | 25,892 | 104,022 |
| 30-day average | 25,641 | 135,132 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | +333% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,478 | 308,477 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 247,657 | 558,905 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 17, 2018 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| 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).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, RimWorld or Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 108,579 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,486 for RimWorld, about 5× more players.
Is RimWorld bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days RimWorld averaged 25,641 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 135,132. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Has RimWorld ever had more players than Valheim?
Yes. Across the 138 days Coilr has tracked both games, RimWorld had the higher daily average on 104 days, most recently on Sep 8, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 34 days.
Is RimWorld better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 247,657 reviews vs 94% across 558,905 for Valheim. Valheim has the larger player base right now (108,579 vs 23,486 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is RimWorld growing or declining on Steam?
RimWorld averaged 25,641 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,478.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 135,132 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 333% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,477.
More comparisons
Rust vs Valheim
77K vs 110K playing
Project Zomboid vs Valheim
58K vs 110K playing
Palworld vs Valheim
35K vs 110K playing
DayZ vs Valheim
32K vs 110K playing
Terraria vs Valheim
26K vs 110K playing
Garry's Mod vs Valheim
23K vs 110K playing
ARK: Survival Ascended vs Valheim
20K vs 110K playing
ARK: Survival Ascended vs RimWorld
20K vs 23K playing