Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Warframe is currently the more played game: 78,211 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 67,676 for War Thunder — about 16% more players. Across all tracked metrics, Warframe leads 7 of 8.
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| Metric | War Thunder | Warframe |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 67,676 | 78,211 |
| 24-hour peak | 69,375 | 78,449 |
| 7-day average | 48,369 | 63,891 |
| 30-day average | 49,630 | 62,572 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | +18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 87,498 | 160,351 |
| Steam reviews | 71% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 766,241 | 669,241 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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| Month | War Thunder | Warframe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 36,359 | 48,046 | 61,017 | 70,282 |
| May 2026 | 45,258 | 81,132 | 57,156 | 77,566 |
| Jun 2026 | 49,158 | 87,498 | 59,160 | 125,449 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 50,140 | 81,938 | 59,501 | 160,351 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Warframe currently has more players: 78,211 concurrent players on Steam vs 67,676 for War Thunder — about 16% more players.
Over the last 30 days War Thunder averaged 49,630 concurrent players and Warframe averaged 62,572. By that measure Warframe is currently the bigger game.
War Thunder averaged 49,630 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 87,498.
Warframe averaged 62,572 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 160,351.