Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Sons Of The Forest is currently the more played game: 9,249 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,761 for SCUM — about 1.6× more players. Sons Of The Forest also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 74%. SCUM is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | SCUM | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 5,761 | 9,249 |
| 24-hour peak | 15,872 | 18,243 |
| 7-day average | 9,514 | 11,782 |
| 30-day average | 9,514 | 15,482 |
| 30-day trend | — | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 15,872 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 125,547 | 314,557 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 17, 2025 | Feb 21, 2024 |
| Price | $17.99 (−60%) | $29.99 |
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| Month | SCUM | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 15,007 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 9,489 | 15,872 | 16,569 | 36,491 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Sons Of The Forest currently has more players: 9,249 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,761 for SCUM — about 1.6× more players.
Over the last 30 days SCUM averaged 9,514 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,482. By that measure Sons Of The Forest is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 314,557 reviews vs 74% across 125,547 for SCUM. Sons Of The Forest has the larger player base right now (9,249 vs 5,761 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,482 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.