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Baldur's Gate 3 vs Red Dead Redemption 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure games.
Baldur's Gate 3 is currently the more played game: 47,477 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 21,640 for Red Dead Redemption 2, about 2.2× more players. Baldur's Gate 3 has been ahead for 105 days straight. Baldur's Gate 3 also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 92%. Across all tracked metrics, Baldur's Gate 3 leads 9 of 10.
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.
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Coilr members average 119h in Baldur's Gate 3 and 76.0h 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
119h
average of 68 members
Red Dead Redemption 2
76.0h
average of 62 members
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Player count history
Baldur's Gate 3Red Dead Redemption 2
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Baldur's Gate 3 has had the higher daily player count for the last 105 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Baldur's Gate 3 led 105 daysRed Dead Redemption 2 led 0 days
Days tracked
105
Current streak
105 days
Baldur's Gate 3
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
20%
Jul 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 105 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Baldur's Gate 3 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 47,477 | 21,640 |
| 24-hour peak | 58,487 | 35,527 |
| 7-day average | 48,657 | 24,293 |
| 30-day average | 49,313 | 25,891 |
| 30-day trend | +9% | −22% |
| Peak (tracked) | 83,160 | 52,234 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 853,937 | 908,957 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 3, 2023 | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Price | $59.99 | $59.99 |
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Players by month
| 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 | 44,865 | 78,454 | 32,760 | 52,234 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 50,465 | 83,160 | 25,494 | 43,037 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Baldur's Gate 3 or Red Dead Redemption 2?
Baldur's Gate 3 currently has more players: 47,477 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,640 for Red Dead Redemption 2, about 2.2× 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 49,313 concurrent players and Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 25,891. 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 105 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 853,937 reviews vs 92% across 908,957 for Red Dead Redemption 2. Baldur's Gate 3 has the larger player base right now (47,477 vs 21,640 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 49,313 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 83,160.
Is Red Dead Redemption 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 25,891 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 22% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,234.