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Sons Of The Forest vs Terraria
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Terraria is currently the more played game: 28,466 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,175 for Sons Of The Forest, about 3× more players. Terraria has been ahead for 145 days straight. Terraria also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Terraria leads 10 of 10.
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.
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Sons Of The Forest
21.1h
average of 62 members
Terraria
178h
average of 176 members
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Player count history
Sons Of The ForestTerraria
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Terraria has had the higher daily player count for the last 145 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Sons Of The Forest led 0 daysTerraria led 145 days
Days tracked
145
Current streak
145 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 145 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Sons Of The Forest | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,175 | 28,466 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,499 | 48,017 |
| 7-day average | 9,059 | 37,558 |
| 30-day average | 9,126 | 43,420 |
| 30-day trend | +20% | +52% |
| Peak (tracked) | 39,805 | 76,471 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 319,750 | 1,554,195 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 22, 2024 | May 16, 2011 |
| Price | $29.99 | $9.99 |
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Players by month
| 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 | 13,586 | 36,316 | 30,813 | 49,184 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,501 | 12,371 | 36,818 | 76,471 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 11,473 | 29,825 | 41,642 | 75,687 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Sons Of The Forest or Terraria?
Terraria currently has more players: 28,466 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,175 for Sons Of The Forest, about 3× more players.
Is Sons Of The Forest bigger than Terraria on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,126 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 43,420. By that measure Terraria is currently the bigger game.
Has Sons Of The Forest ever had more players than Terraria?
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 145 days both games have been tracked.
Is Sons Of The Forest better than Terraria?
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,554,195 reviews vs 88% across 319,750 for Sons Of The Forest. Terraria has the larger player base right now (28,466 vs 8,175 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,126 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 20% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
Is Terraria growing or declining on Steam?
Terraria averaged 43,420 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 52% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 76,471.