Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure games.
Papers, Please is currently the more played game: 703 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 668 for Assassin's Creed 2 — a similar number of players. Papers, Please also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 89%. Across all tracked metrics, Papers, Please leads 5 of 8.
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| Metric | Assassin's Creed 2 | Papers, Please |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 668 | 703 |
| 24-hour peak | 706 | 739 |
| 7-day average | 554 | 395 |
| 30-day average | 554 | 395 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 964 | 739 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 60,766 | 79,705 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 9, 2010 | Aug 8, 2013 |
| Price | $19.99 | $9.99 |
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Papers, Please currently has more players: 703 concurrent players on Steam vs 668 for Assassin's Creed 2 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Assassin's Creed 2 averaged 554 concurrent players and Papers, Please averaged 395. By that measure Assassin's Creed 2 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Papers, Please rates higher: 97% positive across 79,705 reviews vs 89% across 60,766 for Assassin's Creed 2. Papers, Please has the larger player base right now (703 vs 668 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.