Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
The Forest is currently the more played game: 6,236 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,460 for Subnautica — about 40% more players. Across all tracked metrics, The Forest leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
The Forest has had the higher daily player count for the last 24 days — Subnautica last led on Jun 21, 2026.
Days tracked
47
Current streak
24 days
The Forest
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 20, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 47 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Subnautica | The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,460 | 6,236 |
| 24-hour peak | 4,919 | 6,450 |
| 7-day average | 4,834 | 6,581 |
| 30-day average | 5,446 | 6,850 |
| 30-day trend | −57% | −16% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,704 | 19,013 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 98% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 375,888 | 677,425 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 22, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 |
| Price | $29.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Subnautica | The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 4,322 | 4,322 | 3,029 | 4,011 |
| May 2026 | 21,879 | 29,704 | 3,009 | 4,779 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,025 | 19,332 | 7,451 | 19,013 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 5,379 | 9,259 | 7,434 | 12,662 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
The Forest currently has more players: 6,236 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,460 for Subnautica — about 40% more players.
Over the last 30 days Subnautica averaged 5,446 concurrent players and The Forest averaged 6,850. By that measure The Forest is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 47 days Coilr has tracked both games, Subnautica had the higher daily average on 10 days, most recently on Jun 21, 2026. The Forest has led for the last 24 days.
By Steam review score, Subnautica rates higher: 97% positive across 375,888 reviews vs 96% across 677,425 for The Forest. The Forest has the larger player base right now (6,236 vs 4,460 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Subnautica averaged 5,446 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 57% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,704.
The Forest averaged 6,850 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,013.