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Arma 3 vs Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the more played game right now: 34,519 players on Steam against 10,618 for Arma 3, about 3× more players. Red Dead Redemption 2 has been ahead for 138 days straight.
Red Dead Redemption 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 90%. Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Red Dead Redemption 2 leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 207h in Arma 3 and 62.8h in Red Dead Redemption 2. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Arma 3
207h
average of 64 members
Red Dead Redemption 2
62.8h
average of 124 members
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Arma 3
7,885Red Dead Redemption 2
35,432Daily averages · latest day · Red Dead Redemption 2, 4.5× the players of Arma 3
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Red Dead Redemption 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 138 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Arma 3 led 0 daysRed Dead Redemption 2 led 138 days
- Days tracked
- 138
- Current streak
- 138 days
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 62%
- May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 138 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Arma 3 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,618 | 34,519 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,077 | 51,948 |
| 7-day average | 6,192 | 31,266 |
| 30-day average | 6,460 | 30,093 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,615 | 61,163 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 87% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 295,938 | 926,297 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 12, 2013 | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Price | $29.99 | $14.99 (−75%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Arma 3 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,428 | 8,017 | 21,711 | 28,989 |
| May 2026 | 8,689 | 9,376 | 25,794 | 44,913 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,986 | 14,375 | 24,911 | 45,957 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,852 | 13,465 | 32,758 | 52,234 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,712 | 12,935 | 27,059 | 59,095 |
| Sep 2026 | 6,516 | 14,615 | 31,627 | 61,163 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 6,259 | 13,077 | 29,742 | 51,948 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Arma 3 or Red Dead Redemption 2?
Red Dead Redemption 2 currently has more players: 34,519 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,618 for Arma 3, about 3× more players.
Is Arma 3 bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Arma 3 averaged 6,460 concurrent players and Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 30,093. By that measure Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Arma 3 ever had more players than Red Dead Redemption 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Red Dead Redemption 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 138 days both games have been tracked.
Is Arma 3 better than Red Dead Redemption 2?
By Steam review score, Red Dead Redemption 2 rates higher: 93% positive across 926,297 reviews vs 90% across 295,938 for Arma 3. Red Dead Redemption 2 has the larger player base right now (34,519 vs 10,618 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Arma 3 growing or declining on Steam?
Arma 3 averaged 6,460 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,615.
Is Red Dead Redemption 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 30,093 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 61,163.
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