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Baldur's Gate 3 vs Red Dead Redemption 2
Baldur's Gate 3 is the more played game right now: 58,933 players on Steam against 34,519 for Red Dead Redemption 2, about 1.7× more players. Baldur's Gate 3 has been ahead for 150 days straight.
Baldur's Gate 3 also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 93%. Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Baldur's Gate 3 leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Baldur's Gate 3 is read every 5 minutes, Red Dead Redemption 2 every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 152h in Baldur's Gate 3 and 62.8h in Red Dead Redemption 2. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Baldur's Gate 3
152h
average of 128 members
Red Dead Redemption 2
62.8h
average of 124 members
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Baldur's Gate 3
47,749Red Dead Redemption 2
35,432Daily averages · latest day · Baldur's Gate 3, 35% ahead of Red Dead Redemption 2
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Baldur's Gate 3 is read every 5 minutes, Red Dead Redemption 2 every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Baldur's Gate 3 has had the higher daily player count for the last 150 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Baldur's Gate 3 led 150 daysRed Dead Redemption 2 led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 150
- Current streak
- 150 days
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 13%
- Sep 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 150 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Baldur's Gate 3 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 58,933 | 34,519 |
| 24-hour peak | 62,454 | 51,948 |
| 7-day average | 42,142 | 31,266 |
| 30-day average | 42,532 | 30,093 |
| 30-day trend | −10% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 83,127 | 61,163 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 861,461 | 926,297 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 3, 2023 | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Price | $59.99 | $14.99 (−75%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Baldur's Gate 3 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 41,555 | 49,592 | 21,711 | 28,989 |
| May 2026 | 44,011 | 69,523 | 25,794 | 44,913 |
| Jun 2026 | 39,559 | 69,145 | 24,911 | 45,957 |
| Jul 2026 | 44,868 | 78,454 | 32,758 | 52,234 |
| Aug 2026 | 50,348 | 83,127 | 27,059 | 59,095 |
| Sep 2026 | 43,334 | 77,146 | 31,627 | 61,163 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 41,937 | 71,319 | 29,742 | 51,948 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Baldur's Gate 3 or Red Dead Redemption 2?
Baldur's Gate 3 currently has more players: 58,933 concurrent players on Steam vs 34,519 for Red Dead Redemption 2, about 1.7× more players.
Is Baldur's Gate 3 bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Baldur's Gate 3 averaged 42,532 concurrent players and Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 30,093. By that measure Baldur's Gate 3 is currently the bigger game.
Has Red Dead Redemption 2 ever had more players than Baldur's Gate 3?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Baldur's Gate 3 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 150 days both games have been tracked.
Is Baldur's Gate 3 better than Red Dead Redemption 2?
By Steam review score, Baldur's Gate 3 rates higher: 97% positive across 861,461 reviews vs 93% across 926,297 for Red Dead Redemption 2. Baldur's Gate 3 has the larger player base right now (58,933 vs 34,519 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Baldur's Gate 3 growing or declining on Steam?
Baldur's Gate 3 averaged 42,532 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 83,127.
Is Red Dead Redemption 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 30,093 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 61,163.
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