Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Simulation games.
The Sims™ 4 is currently the more played game: 30,656 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 14,251 for Sons Of The Forest — about 2.2× more players. Sons Of The Forest counters with better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 86%. The Sims™ 4 is free to play, while Sons Of The Forest costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, The Sims™ 4 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
The Sims™ 4 has had the higher daily player count for the last 34 days — Sons Of The Forest last led on Jun 11, 2026.
Days tracked
67
Current streak
34 days
The Sims™ 4
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
2%
Jun 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 67 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Sons Of The Forest | The Sims™ 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 14,251 | 30,656 |
| 24-hour peak | 16,519 | 32,066 |
| 7-day average | 15,982 | 25,198 |
| 30-day average | 15,656 | 24,663 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 39,863 | 38,011 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 313,410 | 197,041 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 21, 2024 | Jun 17, 2020 |
| Price | $29.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Sons Of The Forest · The Sims™ 4 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Sons Of The Forest | The Sims™ 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 5,710 | 7,600 | 21,233 | 25,327 |
| May 2026 | 4,882 | 8,619 | 24,881 | 38,011 |
| Jun 2026 | 14,982 | 39,863 | 24,017 | 36,522 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 18,124 | 36,491 | 25,011 | 37,376 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
The Sims™ 4 currently has more players: 30,656 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,251 for Sons Of The Forest — about 2.2× more players.
Over the last 30 days Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,656 concurrent players and The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,663. By that measure The Sims™ 4 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 67 days Coilr has tracked both games, Sons Of The Forest had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on Jun 11, 2026. The Sims™ 4 has led for the last 34 days.
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 313,410 reviews vs 86% across 197,041 for The Sims™ 4. The Sims™ 4 has the larger player base right now (30,656 vs 14,251 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,656 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,863.
The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,663 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,011.