Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Valheim is currently the more played game: 15,344 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 10,818 for Unturned — about 42% more players. Valheim also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 91%. Unturned is free to play, while Valheim costs $9.99 (−50%). Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 8 of 10.
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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 41 days — Unturned last led on Jun 5, 2026.
Days tracked
47
Current streak
41 days
Valheim
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
2%
Jun 4, 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 | Unturned | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,818 | 15,344 |
| 24-hour peak | 14,946 | 23,199 |
| 7-day average | 13,069 | 17,396 |
| 30-day average | 12,950 | 16,835 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | +10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 23,394 | 34,101 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 87% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 563,893 | 537,249 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 6, 2017 | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Price | Free to play | $9.99 (−50%) |
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| Month | Unturned | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 10,905 | 10,905 | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | 14,551 | 23,394 | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | 13,041 | 18,304 | 15,597 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 13,129 | 17,197 | 17,462 | 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: 15,344 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,818 for Unturned — about 42% more players.
Over the last 30 days Unturned averaged 12,950 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 16,835. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 47 days Coilr has tracked both games, Unturned had the higher daily average on 6 days, most recently on Jun 5, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 41 days.
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 537,249 reviews vs 91% across 563,893 for Unturned. Valheim has the larger player base right now (15,344 vs 10,818 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Unturned averaged 12,950 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 23,394.
Valheim averaged 16,835 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 34,101.