Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Apex Legends™ is currently the more played game: 113,326 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,662 for Counter-Strike — about 10× more players. Counter-Strike counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 68%. Apex Legends™ is free to play, while Counter-Strike costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Apex Legends™ leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Apex Legends™ has had the higher daily player count for the last 56 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
56
Current streak
56 days
Apex Legends™
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
87%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 56 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Apex Legends™ | Counter-Strike |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 113,326 | 11,662 |
| 24-hour peak | 209,732 | 11,775 |
| 7-day average | 102,655 | 7,892 |
| 30-day average | 99,193 | 7,961 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 268,642 | 12,838 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,060,322 | 260,940 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 4, 2020 | Nov 1, 2000 |
| Price | Free to play | $9.99 |
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| Month | Apex Legends™ | Counter-Strike | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 83,118 | 107,293 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 116,864 | 268,642 | 11,355 | 11,957 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,788 | 258,879 | 8,005 | 12,838 |
| Jul 2026 | 97,607 | 214,096 | 7,934 | 12,803 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 120,776 | 209,732 | 8,365 | 11,775 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Apex Legends™ currently has more players: 113,326 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,662 for Counter-Strike — about 10× more players.
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 99,193 concurrent players and Counter-Strike averaged 7,961. By that measure Apex Legends™ is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Apex Legends™ has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 56 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike rates higher: 97% positive across 260,940 reviews vs 68% across 1,060,322 for Apex Legends™. Apex Legends™ has the larger player base right now (113,326 vs 11,662 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Apex Legends™ averaged 99,193 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 268,642.
Counter-Strike averaged 7,961 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 12,838.