Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
NieR:Automata™ is currently the more played game: 837 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 666 for Assassin's Creed 2 — about 26% more players. Assassin's Creed 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 87%. Across all tracked metrics, NieR:Automata™ leads 7 of 8.
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| Metric | Assassin's Creed 2 | NieR:Automata™ |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 666 | 837 |
| 24-hour peak | 752 | 1,050 |
| 7-day average | 520 | 720 |
| 30-day average | 550 | 773 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 964 | 1,157 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 60,894 | 152,246 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 9, 2010 | Mar 17, 2017 |
| Price | $19.99 | $39.99 |
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NieR:Automata™ currently has more players: 837 concurrent players on Steam vs 666 for Assassin's Creed 2 — about 26% more players.
Over the last 30 days Assassin's Creed 2 averaged 550 concurrent players and NieR:Automata™ averaged 773. By that measure NieR:Automata™ is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Assassin's Creed 2 rates higher: 89% positive across 60,894 reviews vs 87% across 152,246 for NieR:Automata™. NieR:Automata™ has the larger player base right now (837 vs 666 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.