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Sons Of The Forest vs Unturned
Unturned is the more played game right now: 9,079 players on Steam against 7,594 for Sons Of The Forest, about 20% more players. Unturned has been ahead for 7 days straight, and has led on 116 days of the 160 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Unturned also has the better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 88%. Unturned is free to play, while Sons Of The Forest costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Unturned leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 21.5h in Sons Of The Forest and 24.3h in Unturned. 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
21.5h
average of 95 members
Unturned
24.3h
average of 171 members
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Sons Of The Forest
10,376Unturned
11,278Daily averages · latest day · Unturned, 9% ahead of Sons Of The Forest
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Unturned has had the higher daily player count for the last 7 days. Sons Of The Forest last led on Oct 11, 2026.
Sons Of The Forest led 44 daysUnturned led 116 days
- Days tracked
- 160
- Current streak
- 7 days
- Unturned
- Lead changes
- 10
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jun 20, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 160 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Sons Of The Forest | Unturned |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,594 | 9,079 |
| 24-hour peak | 16,284 | 13,769 |
| 7-day average | 9,094 | 11,591 |
| 30-day average | 9,287 | 12,266 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 39,805 | 23,394 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 86% positive |
| Total reviews | 323,184 | 564,875 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 22, 2024 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Price | $29.99 | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Sons Of The Forest | Unturned | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 5,710 | 7,600 | 10,905 | 10,905 |
| May 2026 | 4,882 | 8,619 | 14,551 | 23,394 |
| Jun 2026 | 15,012 | 39,805 | 13,057 | 18,304 |
| Jul 2026 | 13,586 | 36,316 | 13,058 | 17,141 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,511 | 12,371 | 14,521 | 21,722 |
| Sep 2026 | 9,298 | 29,724 | 13,167 | 17,952 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 11,180 | 26,342 | 11,774 | 17,442 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Sons Of The Forest or Unturned?
Unturned currently has more players: 9,079 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,594 for Sons Of The Forest, about 20% more players.
Is Sons Of The Forest bigger than Unturned on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,287 concurrent players and Unturned averaged 12,266. By that measure Unturned is currently the bigger game.
Has Sons Of The Forest ever had more players than Unturned?
Yes. Across the 160 days Coilr has tracked both games, Sons Of The Forest had the higher daily average on 44 days, most recently on Oct 11, 2026. Unturned has led for the last 7 days.
Is Sons Of The Forest better than Unturned?
By Steam review score, Unturned rates higher: 91% positive across 564,875 reviews vs 88% across 323,184 for Sons Of The Forest. Unturned has the larger player base right now (9,079 vs 7,594 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 9,287 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
Is Unturned growing or declining on Steam?
Unturned averaged 12,266 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 23,394.
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