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Sons Of The Forest vs The Forest
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Sons Of The Forest is currently the more played game: 8,394 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,348 for The Forest, about 1.9× more players. Sons Of The Forest has been ahead for 121 days straight. The Forest counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 88%.
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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Coilr members average 23.4h in Sons Of The Forest and 361h in The Forest. 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.
Sons Of The Forest
23.4h
average of 47 members
The Forest
361h
average of 63 members
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Player count history
Sons Of The ForestThe Forest
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Sons Of The Forest has had the higher daily player count for the last 121 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Sons Of The Forest led 121 daysThe Forest led 0 days
Days tracked
121
Current streak
121 days
Sons Of The Forest
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
27%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 121 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Sons Of The Forest | The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,394 | 4,348 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,089 | 5,158 |
| 7-day average | 6,136 | 3,277 |
| 30-day average | 6,971 | 3,558 |
| 30-day trend | −55% | −46% |
| Peak (tracked) | 39,805 | 19,013 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 317,586 | 680,422 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 22, 2024 | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Price | $29.99 | $19.99 |
Full stats: Sons Of The Forest · The Forest · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Sons Of The Forest | The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 5,710 | 7,600 | 3,029 | 4,011 |
| May 2026 | 4,882 | 8,619 | 3,009 | 4,779 |
| Jun 2026 | 15,012 | 39,805 | 7,460 | 19,013 |
| Jul 2026 | 13,586 | 36,316 | 5,857 | 12,617 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 6,631 | 12,371 | 3,427 | 5,783 |
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 The Forest?
Sons Of The Forest currently has more players: 8,394 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,348 for The Forest, about 1.9× more players.
Is Sons Of The Forest bigger than The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Sons Of The Forest averaged 6,971 concurrent players and The Forest averaged 3,558. By that measure Sons Of The Forest is currently the bigger game.
Has The Forest ever had more players than Sons Of The Forest?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Sons Of The Forest has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 121 days both games have been tracked.
Is Sons Of The Forest better than The Forest?
By Steam review score, The Forest rates higher: 96% positive across 680,422 reviews vs 88% across 317,586 for Sons Of The Forest. Sons Of The Forest has the larger player base right now (8,394 vs 4,348 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 6,971 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 55% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
Is The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
The Forest averaged 3,558 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 46% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,013.