Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Strategy games.
RimWorld is currently the more played game: 33,602 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 18,905 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel — about 1.8× more players. RimWorld also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 72%. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is free to play, while RimWorld costs $34.99. Across all tracked metrics, RimWorld leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
RimWorld has had the higher daily player count for the last 61 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
61
Current streak
61 days
RimWorld
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
27%
Jun 11, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 61 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | RimWorld | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 33,602 | 18,905 |
| 24-hour peak | 40,081 | 20,124 |
| 7-day average | 28,292 | 11,255 |
| 30-day average | 29,034 | 11,946 |
| 30-day trend | +7% | −22% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,478 | 37,152 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 72% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 55% positive |
| Total reviews | 243,436 | 100,164 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Oct 17, 2018 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Price | $34.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: RimWorld · Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | RimWorld | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 28,866 | 39,561 | 12,789 | 18,121 |
| Jun 2026 | 27,222 | 40,266 | 15,045 | 37,152 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,034 | 42,478 | 12,033 | 25,317 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
RimWorld currently has more players: 33,602 concurrent players on Steam vs 18,905 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days RimWorld averaged 29,034 concurrent players and Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 11,946. By that measure RimWorld is currently the bigger game.
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 61 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 243,436 reviews vs 72% across 100,164 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. RimWorld has the larger player base right now (33,602 vs 18,905 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
RimWorld averaged 29,034 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,478.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 11,946 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 22% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,152.