Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Stardew Valley is currently the more played game: 69,241 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 31,147 for The Sims™ 4 — about 2.2× more players. 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 10 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Stardew Valley has had the higher daily player count for the last 76 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
76
Current streak
76 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 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 76 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Stardew Valley | The Sims™ 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 69,241 | 31,147 |
| 24-hour peak | 103,755 | 33,431 |
| 7-day average | 65,689 | 24,979 |
| 30-day average | 65,204 | 24,970 |
| 30-day trend | +8% | +4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 125,051 | 38,011 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 98% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,023,970 | 197,391 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 25, 2016 | Jun 17, 2020 |
| Price | $14.99 | Free to play |
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| 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 | 58,606 | 114,516 | 24,020 | 36,305 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 68,501 | 125,051 | 25,050 | 37,376 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Stardew Valley currently has more players: 69,241 concurrent players on Steam vs 31,147 for The Sims™ 4 — about 2.2× more players.
Over the last 30 days Stardew Valley averaged 65,204 concurrent players and The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,970. By that measure Stardew Valley is currently the bigger game.
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 76 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Stardew Valley rates higher: 98% positive across 1,023,970 reviews vs 86% across 197,391 for The Sims™ 4. Stardew Valley has the larger player base right now (69,241 vs 31,147 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Stardew Valley averaged 65,204 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 125,051.
The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,970 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,011.