Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Assassin's Creed® Unity is currently the more played game: 1,278 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 864 for Half-Life — about 48% more players. Half-Life counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 78%. Across all tracked metrics, Half-Life leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Assassin's Creed® Unity | Half-Life |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,278 | 864 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,280 | 1,202 |
| 7-day average | 910 | 846 |
| 30-day average | 910 | 931 |
| 30-day trend | — | +35% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,280 | 1,690 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 84,513 | 162,552 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 11, 2014 | Nov 18, 1998 |
| Price | $29.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Assassin's Creed® Unity | Half-Life | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 498 | 498 | 650 | 817 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 669 | 953 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 781 | 1,603 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 922 | 1,280 | 972 | 1,690 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Assassin's Creed® Unity currently has more players: 1,278 concurrent players on Steam vs 864 for Half-Life — about 48% more players.
Over the last 30 days Assassin's Creed® Unity averaged 910 concurrent players and Half-Life averaged 931. By that measure Half-Life is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Half-Life rates higher: 97% positive across 162,552 reviews vs 78% across 84,513 for Assassin's Creed® Unity. Assassin's Creed® Unity has the larger player base right now (1,278 vs 864 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Half-Life averaged 931 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 35% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,690.