1.0·Every feature free until Premium arrives in October
16,451
playing on Steam now·
18,201
24-hour peak
All-time peak 36,885 in Sep 2026·30 days −6%
Is PAYDAY 2 dead in 2026?
No.
In October 2026, PAYDAY 2 averaged 28,947 players on Steam at once, 6% fewer than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 36,885 in September 2026. 16,451 people are playing PAYDAY 2 on Steam right now, and 18,201 were at the same time in the last 24 hours. The count now is 45% of the record. These are Steam players only: a game that also runs on its own launcher or on console has players this cannot see.
Is PAYDAY 2 worth it?
Yes. Strong reviews and great value for the hours.
The average Coilr player has put 194h into PAYDAY 2, and at $4.99 that's about 0.03 per hour. Steam reviews are very positive.
$0.03/hr·194h avg·89% positive
Automated estimate from Coilr-tracked playtime and Steam reviews (Coilr doesn't verify individual reviews), not a paid placement. How this is calculated
PAYDAY 2 player count
A new reading every 10 minutes. The chart updates by itself while this page is open.
16,451players46% over 7 days
Latest reading · average in view 25,702
This count may include bots. Patterns in PAYDAY 2's player count suggest that part of it comes from bots or idle accounts rather than people playing. Large groups of its accounts regularly go offline in the same few minutes as Unturned's, which people playing two different games don't do. Its count never falls below about 73% of its daily high, while most games drop to about 43% overnight. When Steam's servers go down for weekly maintenance it loses about 80% of its players, against about 20% for a typical game. Accounts run by a program rather than an open game drop out that way. Coilr shows the number exactly as Steam reports it.
30-day average
28,947
players at once, on Steam
Steam reviews
89%
Very Positive
Average playtime
194 h
Coilr players
Coilr players
168
who own it
PAYDAY 2 players by month
Average and peak players on Steam at the same time, each month since Coilr started tracking PAYDAY 2. The change is against the month before.
| Month | Avg. players | Change | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 27,426 | −2,243 | 35,706 |
| Sep 2026 | 29,669 | +344 | 36,885 |
| Aug 2026 | 29,325 | −892 | 35,168 |
| Jul 2026 | 30,217 | +1,218 | 36,129 |
| Jun 2026 | 28,999 | +3,196 | 35,496 |
| May 2026 | 25,803 | +9,039 | 33,915 |
| Apr 2026 (from first reading) | 16,764 | — | 26,468 |
Steam reviews
Very PositivePositive
89%
Total reviews
675,080
Pos / Neg
603,260 / 71,820
% positive by month
Player score
Verified owners onlyCoilr's own 0-100 score from players who own PAYDAY 2. A finer verdict than a thumbs up, independent of Steam reviews.
76/ 100Not enough ratings yet
based on 5 verified owners · a verdict appears at 10
0-19
0
20-39
0
40-59
1
60-79
1
80-100
3
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Value
What players actually get for the price, based on real tracked playtime.
Cost per hour
$0.026
at $4.99
Avg playtime
194 h
across 168 players
Total tracked
32,633 h
Player retention
Few owners still playHow many tracked owners still play, something raw concurrent counts can't tell you.
Active (2 weeks)
1%
2 of 168 owners
Played last 7 days
2
Hours trend (2wk)
▼ Falling
Last time owners played
Last 7 days · 28-30 days · 431-90 days · 990+ days · 153
Hours played per day (Coilr owners, 90d)
Where players are
Country distribution of Coilr players who own this game.
🇺🇸US
32%
🇩🇪DE
9%
🇬🇧GB
5%
🇫🇷FR
4%
🇨🇳CN
4%
🇪🇸ES
3%
🇨🇦CA
3%
🇺🇦UA
3%
Estimated playerbase by region
Inferred from when PAYDAY 2 is busiest each day. A rough estimate of the global playerbase from player-count patterns, not exact player locations.
Played fairly evenly around the world.
Asia-Pacific
33%
Americas
30%
Europe & Africa
20%
Russia & CIS
17%
Players online by hour (UTC)
00h06h12h18h23h
Busiest around 16:00 with about 31,463 people in game — 1.3× as many as at 02:00, the quietest hour.
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Frequently asked about PAYDAY 2
How many people play PAYDAY 2?
In October 2026, PAYDAY 2 averaged 28,947 players on Steam at once, 6% fewer than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 36,885 in September 2026.
Is PAYDAY 2 dead in 2026?
No. In October 2026, PAYDAY 2 averaged 28,947 players on Steam at once, 6% fewer than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 36,885 in September 2026. These are Steam players only: a game that also runs on its own launcher or on console has players this cannot see.
Is PAYDAY 2 worth it?
Yes. Strong reviews and great value for the hours. The average Coilr player has put 194h into PAYDAY 2, and at $4.99 that's about 0.03 per hour. Steam reviews are very positive.
How much does PAYDAY 2 cost?
PAYDAY 2 costs $4.99 on Steam (USD). The average Coilr player has put 194 hours in, about 0.03 per hour.
How many hours does it take to play PAYDAY 2?
Across 168 tracked owners on Coilr, the average playtime in PAYDAY 2 is about 194 hours.
Where are most PAYDAY 2 players from?
PAYDAY 2's player activity peaks around 16:00 UTC, which points to its largest audience being in the Asia-Pacific region, an estimated 33% of active players, followed by Americas. (Estimated from global player-count patterns, not exact player locations.)
How many copies has PAYDAY 2 sold?
About 28 million copies on Steam, likely between 15 million and 55 million, estimated from its Steam reviews. Valve does not publish sales figures.