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Squad vs War Thunder
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Massively Multiplayer games.
War Thunder is currently the more played game: 30,453 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,425 for Squad, about 6× more players. War Thunder has been ahead for 62 days straight. Squad counters with better Steam reviews: 81% positive vs 71%. War Thunder is free to play, while Squad costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, War Thunder leads 8 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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Coilr members average 150h in Squad and 119h in War Thunder. 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.
Squad
150h
average of 33 members
War Thunder
119h
average of 99 members
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Player count history
SquadWar Thunder
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
War Thunder has had the higher daily player count for the last 62 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Squad led 0 daysWar Thunder led 62 days
Days tracked
62
Current streak
62 days
War Thunder
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
71%
Aug 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 62 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Squad | War Thunder |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 5,425 | 30,453 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,808 | 79,498 |
| 7-day average | 9,001 | 51,885 |
| 30-day average | 10,983 | 52,283 |
| 30-day trend | −17% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 22,254 | 101,023 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 75% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 243,269 | 782,802 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 23, 2020 | Aug 15, 2013 |
| Price | $39.99 | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Squad | War Thunder | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 36,359 | 48,046 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 45,258 | 81,132 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 49,218 | 87,051 |
| Jul 2026 | 11,936 | 19,928 | 49,771 | 82,437 |
| Aug 2026 | 12,422 | 22,254 | 51,284 | 87,619 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 9,418 | 17,408 | 52,482 | 101,023 |
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, Squad or War Thunder?
War Thunder currently has more players: 30,453 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,425 for Squad, about 6× more players.
Is Squad bigger than War Thunder on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Squad averaged 10,983 concurrent players and War Thunder averaged 52,283. By that measure War Thunder is currently the bigger game.
Has Squad ever had more players than War Thunder?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: War Thunder has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 62 days both games have been tracked.
Is Squad better than War Thunder?
By Steam review score, Squad rates higher: 81% positive across 243,269 reviews vs 71% across 782,802 for War Thunder. War Thunder has the larger player base right now (30,453 vs 5,425 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Squad growing or declining on Steam?
Squad averaged 10,983 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 22,254.
Is War Thunder growing or declining on Steam?
War Thunder averaged 52,283 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 101,023.