Dig the Backyard vs Shepherd Simulator
Dig the Backyard currently leads with 2,027 concurrent players against 1,190, a 1.7× advantage. On all-time peak the record belongs to Dig the Backyard at 2,237 concurrent players, versus 1,844. Lifetime, Dig the Backyard has more visits (221.9M vs 20.6M). Full side-by-side history for Dig the Backyard and Shepherd Simulator is charted above.
Dig the Backyard
2,027
playing now
2,237 24h peak · 221.9M visits
VS
🐑 Shepherd Simulator
1,190
playing now
1,844 24h peak · 20.6M visits
Player count history
Dig the BackyardShepherd Simulator
Head to head
| Metric | Dig the Backyard | Shepherd Simulator | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing now | 2,027 | 1,190 | 837 (1.7×) |
| 24h peak | 2,237 | 1,844 | 393 |
| 24h average | 1,564 | 1,328 | 236 |
| 7-day peak | 2,237 | 1,844 | 393 |
| 7-day average | 1,346 | 1,060 | 286 |
| 30-day peak | 2,237 | 1,844 | 393 |
| All-time peak | 2,237 | 1,844 | 393 |
| 24h change | ▲ 21.6% | ▲ 18.5% | — |
| 7d change | — | — | — |
| Total visits | 221.9M | 20.6M | 201.3M (10.8×) |
| Visits (24h) | 128.9K | 120.9K | 8K |
| Visits (7d) | 449.7K | 359.6K | 90.1K |
| Favorites | 301.3K | 95.3K | 206K (3.2×) |
| Rating | 94.3% | 92.8% | — |
| Global rank (players) | #735 | #1,102 | of 4,425 |
| Trending score | 50.8 | 77.2 | — |
| Created | Feb 18, 2025 | Mar 11, 2026 | — |
| Genre | Adventure | Simulation | — |
Other comparisons
Both games are sampled on the same schedule and plotted on a shared time axis, so the comparison is like for like. Peaks, averages and growth come from RoVitals's own recorded history — 5 days for Dig the Backyard, 5 for Shepherd Simulator.