Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Terraria is currently the more played game: 29,839 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,091 for Sons Of The Forest, about 3× more players. Terraria also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Terraria leads 10 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Terraria has had the higher daily player count for the last 100 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
100
Current streak
100 days
Terraria
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
7%
Jun 11, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 100 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Sons Of The Forest | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,091 | 29,839 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,938 | 39,577 |
| 7-day average | 7,860 | 29,407 |
| 30-day average | 12,352 | 30,682 |
| 30-day trend | −26% | +11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 39,805 | 49,184 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 316,000 | 1,541,445 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 22, 2024 | May 16, 2011 |
| Price | $29.99 | $9.99 |
Full stats: Sons Of The Forest · Terraria · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Sons Of The Forest | Terraria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 5,710 | 7,600 | 21,712 | 27,427 |
| May 2026 | 4,882 | 8,619 | 24,837 | 41,678 |
| Jun 2026 | 15,012 | 39,805 | 26,809 | 46,342 |
| Jul 2026 | 13,581 | 36,491 | 30,842 | 49,184 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 8,178 | 12,371 | 30,049 | 41,600 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Terraria currently has more players: 29,839 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,091 for Sons Of The Forest, about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Sons Of The Forest averaged 12,352 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 30,682. By that measure Terraria is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Terraria has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 100 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,541,445 reviews vs 88% across 316,000 for Sons Of The Forest. Terraria has the larger player base right now (29,839 vs 9,091 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Sons Of The Forest averaged 12,352 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
Terraria averaged 30,682 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,184.