Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Balatro is currently the more played game: 8,325 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,534 for Risk of Rain 2 — a similar number of players. Across all tracked metrics, Balatro leads 5 of 8.
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| Metric | Balatro | Risk of Rain 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,325 | 7,534 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,381 | 8,632 |
| 7-day average | 7,603 | 7,100 |
| 30-day average | 7,233 | 6,352 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,579 | 10,659 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 194,628 | 349,892 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Price | $11.99 | $8.24 |
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| Month | Balatro | Risk of Rain 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 6,817 | 6,817 |
| May 2026 | 7,566 | 9,340 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 6,990 | 9,289 | 5,743 | 9,630 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,610 | 9,579 | 7,293 | 10,659 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Balatro currently has more players: 8,325 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,534 for Risk of Rain 2 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Balatro averaged 7,233 concurrent players and Risk of Rain 2 averaged 6,352. By that measure Balatro is currently the bigger game.
Balatro averaged 7,233 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,579.