Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure games.
Windrose is currently the more played game: 4,060 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,574 for Subnautica — a similar number of players. Subnautica counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 87%. Across all tracked metrics, Windrose leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Windrose has had the higher daily player count for the last 48 days — Subnautica last led on May 29, 2026.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
48 days
Windrose
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
2%
May 30, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Subnautica | Windrose |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,574 | 4,060 |
| 24-hour peak | 4,919 | 8,529 |
| 7-day average | 4,674 | 6,896 |
| 30-day average | 5,393 | 7,823 |
| 30-day trend | −57% | −49% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,704 | 36,058 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 98% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 375,888 | 49,768 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Jan 22, 2018 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Price | $29.99 | — |
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| Month | Subnautica | Windrose | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 4,322 | 4,322 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 21,879 | 29,704 | 22,541 | 36,058 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,038 | 19,332 | 11,085 | 28,050 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 5,285 | 9,259 | 7,334 | 15,660 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Windrose currently has more players: 4,060 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,574 for Subnautica — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Subnautica averaged 5,393 concurrent players and Windrose averaged 7,823. By that measure Windrose is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 50 days Coilr has tracked both games, Subnautica had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on May 29, 2026. Windrose has led for the last 48 days.
By Steam review score, Subnautica rates higher: 97% positive across 375,888 reviews vs 87% across 49,768 for Windrose. Windrose has the larger player base right now (4,060 vs 3,574 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Subnautica averaged 5,393 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 57% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,704.
Windrose averaged 7,823 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 49% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,058.