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Stardew Valley vs The Sims 4
Stardew Valley is the more played game right now: 39,094 players on Steam against 15,194 for The Sims™ 4, about 3× more players. Stardew Valley has been ahead for 167 days straight.
Stardew Valley also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 86%. The Sims™ 4 is free to play, while Stardew Valley costs $14.99. Across all tracked metrics, Stardew Valley leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Stardew Valley is read every 5 minutes, The Sims™ 4 every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 83.3h in Stardew Valley and 72.3h in The Sims™ 4. 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.
Stardew Valley
83.3h
average of 186 members
The Sims™ 4
72.3h
average of 83 members
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Stardew Valley
47,807The Sims™ 4
20,332Daily averages · latest day · Stardew Valley, 2.4× the players of The Sims™ 4
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Stardew Valley is read every 5 minutes, The Sims™ 4 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
Stardew Valley has had the higher daily player count for the last 167 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Stardew Valley led 167 daysThe Sims™ 4 led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 167
- Current streak
- 167 days
- Stardew Valley
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 47%
- May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 167 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 | Stardew Valley | The Sims™ 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 39,094 | 15,194 |
| 24-hour peak | 86,961 | 26,609 |
| 7-day average | 52,392 | 21,534 |
| 30-day average | 51,228 | 22,070 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 123,940 | 38,011 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 98% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,045,498 | 201,532 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 26, 2016 | Jun 18, 2020 |
| Price | $14.99 | 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 | Stardew Valley | The Sims™ 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 52,457 | 64,434 | 21,233 | 25,327 |
| May 2026 | 60,799 | 118,281 | 24,881 | 38,011 |
| Jun 2026 | 58,561 | 114,516 | 24,036 | 36,305 |
| Jul 2026 | 67,330 | 123,940 | 25,064 | 37,376 |
| Aug 2026 | 62,672 | 110,723 | 24,511 | 36,713 |
| Sep 2026 | 49,165 | 92,502 | 22,110 | 35,971 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 53,490 | 107,784 | 22,013 | 35,161 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Stardew Valley or The Sims 4?
Stardew Valley currently has more players: 39,094 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,194 for The Sims™ 4, about 3× more players.
Is Stardew Valley bigger than The Sims 4 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Stardew Valley averaged 51,228 concurrent players and The Sims™ 4 averaged 22,070. By that measure Stardew Valley is currently the bigger game.
Has The Sims™ 4 ever had more players than Stardew Valley?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Stardew Valley has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 167 days both games have been tracked.
Is Stardew Valley better than The Sims 4?
By Steam review score, Stardew Valley rates higher: 98% positive across 1,045,498 reviews vs 86% across 201,532 for The Sims™ 4. Stardew Valley has the larger player base right now (39,094 vs 15,194 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Stardew Valley growing or declining on Steam?
Stardew Valley averaged 51,228 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 123,940.
Is The Sims™ 4 growing or declining on Steam?
The Sims™ 4 averaged 22,070 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,011.
