Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition is currently the more played game: 897 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 634 for Half-Life — about 41% more players. Across all tracked metrics, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition leads 5 of 9.
Coilr tracks charts like this for every game — and playtime history for your own library.
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition | Half-Life |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 897 | 634 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,429 | 1,202 |
| 7-day average | 1,086 | 851 |
| 30-day average | 1,086 | 929 |
| 30-day trend | — | +34% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,429 | 1,690 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 77,142 | 162,552 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 7, 2012 | Nov 18, 1998 |
| Price | $19.99 | $9.99 |
Full stats: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition · Half-Life · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition | Half-Life | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 728 | 861 | 650 | 817 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 669 | 953 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 781 | 1,603 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,096 | 1,429 | 978 | 1,690 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition currently has more players: 897 concurrent players on Steam vs 634 for Half-Life — about 41% more players.
Over the last 30 days Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition averaged 1,086 concurrent players and Half-Life averaged 929. By that measure Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Half-Life rates higher: 97% positive across 162,552 reviews vs 96% across 77,142 for Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition. Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition has the larger player base right now (897 vs 634 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Half-Life averaged 929 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 34% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,690.