Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure games.
Batman™: Arkham Origins is currently the more played game: 748 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 703 for Papers, Please — a similar number of players. Papers, Please counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 90%. Across all tracked metrics, Batman™: Arkham Origins leads 5 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Batman™: Arkham Origins | Papers, Please |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 748 | 703 |
| 24-hour peak | 826 | 739 |
| 7-day average | 642 | 395 |
| 30-day average | 642 | 395 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,003 | 739 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 64,660 | 79,705 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2013 | Aug 8, 2013 |
| Price | $19.99 | $9.99 |
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Batman™: Arkham Origins currently has more players: 748 concurrent players on Steam vs 703 for Papers, Please — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Batman™: Arkham Origins averaged 642 concurrent players and Papers, Please averaged 395. By that measure Batman™: Arkham Origins is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Papers, Please rates higher: 97% positive across 79,705 reviews vs 90% across 64,660 for Batman™: Arkham Origins. Batman™: Arkham Origins has the larger player base right now (748 vs 703 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.