Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Sons Of The Forest is currently the more played game: 15,612 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 14,882 for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide — a similar number of players. Sons Of The Forest also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 71%. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Sons Of The Forest | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 15,612 | 14,882 |
| 24-hour peak | 16,677 | 19,137 |
| 7-day average | 12,329 | 14,148 |
| 30-day average | 15,485 | 14,148 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 39,805 | 19,137 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 77% positive |
| Total reviews | 314,557 | 136,258 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 21, 2024 | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Price | $29.99 | $9.99 (−75%) |
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| Month | Sons Of The Forest | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 5,710 | 7,600 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 4,882 | 8,619 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 15,007 | 39,805 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 16,670 | 36,491 | 14,209 | 19,137 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Sons Of The Forest currently has more players: 15,612 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,882 for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,485 concurrent players and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide averaged 14,148. By that measure Sons Of The Forest is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 314,557 reviews vs 71% across 136,258 for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Sons Of The Forest has the larger player base right now (15,612 vs 14,882 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Sons Of The Forest averaged 15,485 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.