Roblox Game Has More Active Players Than the Top 100 Steam Games Combined
Roblox game Grow a Garden surpassed the peak player count of the top 100 Steam games combined after the launch of its 1.07.0 update. The game's success is attributed to accessibility, player engagement, and agile development.
2025-06-12
With more than 80 million people logging on each day and an estimated 380 million active monthly users, Roblox is no longer just a gaming platform for kids. It's a digital behemoth with the power to shape and influence the gaming landscape around it. Today, the sheer scale of that influence and popularity was on full display, as one Roblox experience achieved a truly remarkable feat.
Grow a Garden rocketed to the top of the Roblox charts after its release a few months ago and has continued to grow in popularity ever since. Following the launch of its 1.07.0 update a little earlier today, it surged to an unprecedented 7,769,132 concurrent players, surpassing the combined total of the top 100 Steam games, which, at that time, stood at 7,316,443.
To put that number into perspective, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS holds the record for the highest all-time peak player count on Steam with 3,257,248 active players. Black Myth: Wukong and Palworld sit in second and third, with peaks of 2,415,714 and 2,101,867, respectively. Grow a Garden's total is more than all three of those games' added together, and had it not been for some server issues caused by the huge influx of players, it may very well have been a lot higher.
How Grow a Garden Compares to the Most Played Steam Games of All Time
| Game | Peak Player Count |
|---|---|
| Grow a Garden | 7,769,132 |
| PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 3,257,248 |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 2,415,714 |
| Palworld | 2,101,867 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1,862,531 |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 1,384,608 |
| Lost Ark | 1,325,305 |
| Dota 2 | 1,295,114 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1,054,388 |
| ELDEN RING | 953,426 |
According to SteamDB
Grow a Garden's success demonstrates the power of accessibility and direct engagement with players. Like most of the other games on Roblox, it's free to play, can run on almost any device, and is driven by a small team of creators who iterate in real time. The devs regularly respond to player feedback via the game's official Discord server and make changes based on what players want, rather than what stakeholders demand.
Today's impressive achievement isn't just a huge win for Roblox and Grow a Garden. It's a signal to the wider gaming industry. Player engagement is no longer dictated solely by high production values and brand recognition. It's about providing a unique experience that grows and evolves based on the wants and needs of the player base, and in that arena, Roblox is now leading the way.
