Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Valheim is currently the more played game: 19,613 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 16,073 for THE FINALS — about 22% more players. Valheim also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 78%. THE FINALS is free to play, while Valheim costs $9.99 (−50%). Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 9 days — THE FINALS last led on Jul 10, 2026.
Days tracked
53
Current streak
9 days
Valheim
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
4%
Jul 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 53 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | THE FINALS | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,073 | 19,613 |
| 24-hour peak | 21,267 | 30,309 |
| 7-day average | 14,534 | 17,566 |
| 30-day average | 12,068 | 17,158 |
| 30-day trend | +9% | +12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 28,328 | 34,101 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 73% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 272,267 | 537,875 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 6, 2023 | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Price | Free to play | $9.99 (−50%) |
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| Month | THE FINALS | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | 12,538 | 18,416 | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | 10,649 | 18,175 | 15,601 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 13,153 | 28,328 | 17,691 | 34,101 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Valheim currently has more players: 19,613 concurrent players on Steam vs 16,073 for THE FINALS — about 22% more players.
Over the last 30 days THE FINALS averaged 12,068 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 17,158. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 53 days Coilr has tracked both games, THE FINALS had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jul 10, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 9 days.
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 537,875 reviews vs 78% across 272,267 for THE FINALS. Valheim has the larger player base right now (19,613 vs 16,073 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
THE FINALS averaged 12,068 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 28,328.
Valheim averaged 17,158 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 34,101.