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Terraria vs Valheim
Valheim is the more played game right now: 39,570 players on Steam against 24,671 for Terraria, about 1.6× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 37 days straight, and has led on 37 days of the 147 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Terraria counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 94%. Terraria is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 189h in Terraria and 64.2h in Valheim. 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.
Terraria
189h
average of 249 members
Valheim
64.2h
average of 109 members
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Terraria
30,730Valheim
77,776Daily averages · latest day · Valheim, 2.5× the players of Terraria
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 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
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 37 days. Terraria last led on Sep 8, 2026.
Terraria led 110 daysValheim led 37 days
- Days tracked
- 147
- Current streak
- 37 days
- Valheim
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- 13%
- Apr 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 147 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 | Terraria | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 24,671 | 39,570 |
| 24-hour peak | 53,092 | 124,728 |
| 7-day average | 34,081 | 99,046 |
| 30-day average | 33,058 | 127,454 |
| 30-day trend | −26% | +192% |
| Peak (tracked) | 76,353 | 308,360 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,561,311 | 558,905 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | May 16, 2011 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $4.99 (−50%) | $29.99 |
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).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Terraria or Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 39,570 concurrent players on Steam vs 24,671 for Terraria, about 1.6× more players.
Is Terraria bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Terraria averaged 33,058 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 127,454. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Has Terraria ever had more players than Valheim?
Yes. Across the 147 days Coilr has tracked both games, Terraria had the higher daily average on 110 days, most recently on Sep 8, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 37 days.
Is Terraria better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,561,311 reviews vs 94% across 558,905 for Valheim. Valheim has the larger player base right now (39,570 vs 24,671 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Terraria growing or declining on Steam?
Terraria averaged 33,058 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 76,353.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 127,454 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 192% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,360.
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