Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
War Thunder is currently the more played game: 79,156 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,937 for World of Warships, about 8× more players. World of Warships counters with better Steam reviews: 76% positive vs 71%. Across all tracked metrics, War Thunder leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
War Thunder has had the higher daily player count for the last 58 days. World of Warships last led on Jun 6, 2026.
Days tracked
66
Current streak
58 days
War Thunder
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 66 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | War Thunder | World of Warships |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 79,156 | 9,937 |
| 24-hour peak | 80,713 | 10,301 |
| 7-day average | 51,282 | 7,520 |
| 30-day average | 49,789 | 7,307 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | −55% |
| Peak (tracked) | 87,051 | 62,328 |
| Steam reviews | 71% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 65% positive | 67% positive |
| Total reviews | 771,501 | 155,789 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 15, 2013 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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| Month | War Thunder | World of Warships | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 36,359 | 48,046 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 45,258 | 81,132 | 11,851 | 40,557 |
| Jun 2026 | 49,218 | 87,051 | 19,941 | 62,328 |
| Jul 2026 | 49,682 | 82,970 | 7,219 | 13,164 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 54,263 | 82,082 | 7,408 | 12,200 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
War Thunder currently has more players: 79,156 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,937 for World of Warships, about 8× more players.
Over the last 30 days War Thunder averaged 49,789 concurrent players and World of Warships averaged 7,307. By that measure War Thunder is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 66 days Coilr has tracked both games, World of Warships had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on Jun 6, 2026. War Thunder has led for the last 58 days.
By Steam review score, World of Warships rates higher: 76% positive across 155,789 reviews vs 71% across 771,501 for War Thunder. War Thunder has the larger player base right now (79,156 vs 9,937 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
War Thunder averaged 49,789 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 87,051.
World of Warships averaged 7,307 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 55% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 62,328.