Head to head
Maelstrom vs Sea of Thieves
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- Windows
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Maelstrom
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~395 | Up 0.3% |
| July 2026 | ~394 | — |
Sea of Thieves
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~298.7k | Down 0.6% |
| July 2026 | ~300.7k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Maelstrom
- 1
- Sea of Thieves
- 6.8kUp 34%
Sea of Thieves currently has about 6845× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Maelstrom — 6,845 vs 1.
Discord members
- Maelstrom
- 468Down 0.8%
- Sea of Thieves
- 444.2kUp 0.3%
Sea of Thieves currently has about 949× as many Discord members as Maelstrom — 444,245 vs 468.
Reddit members
- Maelstrom
- —
- Sea of Thieves
- 613kUp 0.3%
Sea of Thieves currently has 613,048 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Maelstrom.
Twitch viewers
- Maelstrom
- —
- Sea of Thieves
- 3.2kUp 0.8%
Sea of Thieves currently has 3,210 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Maelstrom.
YouTube subscribers
- Maelstrom
- —
- Sea of Thieves
- 676k
Sea of Thieves currently has 676,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Maelstrom.
How these estimates are made
Maelstrom
Maelstrom is estimated to have 3 – 9 players a day. Around 63k – 160k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.
Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves is estimated to have 17k – 60k players a day. Around 4m – 11m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.
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