Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Half-Life 2 is currently the more played game: 1,986 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,524 for Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ — about 30% more players. Half-Life 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Half-Life 2 leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ | Half-Life 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,524 | 1,986 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,652 | 2,431 |
| 7-day average | 1,148 | 1,687 |
| 30-day average | 1,140 | 1,686 |
| 30-day trend | — | +27% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,652 | 2,950 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 83% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 78,190 | 276,089 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | — | Nov 15, 2004 |
| Price | $39.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ | Half-Life 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 1,081 | 1,352 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 1,168 | 1,882 |
| Jun 2026 | 441 | 614 | 1,425 | 2,701 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,143 | 1,652 | 1,795 | 2,950 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Half-Life 2 currently has more players: 1,986 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,524 for Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ — about 30% more players.
Over the last 30 days Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ averaged 1,140 concurrent players and Half-Life 2 averaged 1,686. By that measure Half-Life 2 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Half-Life 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 276,089 reviews vs 88% across 78,190 for Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™. Half-Life 2 has the larger player base right now (1,986 vs 1,524 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Half-Life 2 averaged 1,686 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 27% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 2,950.