Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Simulation games.
World of Warships is currently the more played game: 6,485 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,420 for The Forest — a similar number of players. The Forest counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 76%. World of Warships is free to play, while The Forest costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, World of Warships leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
World of Warships has had the higher daily player count for the last 6 days — The Forest last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Days tracked
47
Current streak
6 days
World of Warships
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
2%
Jun 26, 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 | The Forest | World of Warships |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,420 | 6,485 |
| 24-hour peak | 6,763 | 10,639 |
| 7-day average | 6,592 | 7,642 |
| 30-day average | 6,852 | 9,149 |
| 30-day trend | −16% | −68% |
| Peak (tracked) | 19,013 | 62,328 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 67% positive |
| Total reviews | 677,425 | 155,481 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 29, 2018 | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | The Forest | World of Warships | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,029 | 4,011 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 3,009 | 4,779 | 11,851 | 40,557 |
| Jun 2026 | 7,451 | 19,013 | 19,910 | 62,328 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,434 | 12,662 | 7,193 | 13,164 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
World of Warships currently has more players: 6,485 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,420 for The Forest — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days The Forest averaged 6,852 concurrent players and World of Warships averaged 9,149. By that measure World of Warships is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 47 days Coilr has tracked both games, The Forest had the higher daily average on 17 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. World of Warships has led for the last 6 days.
By Steam review score, The Forest rates higher: 96% positive across 677,425 reviews vs 76% across 155,481 for World of Warships. World of Warships has the larger player base right now (6,485 vs 6,420 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
The Forest averaged 6,852 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,013.
World of Warships averaged 9,149 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 68% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 62,328.