Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Battlefield™ V is currently the more played game: 2,900 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,241 for Battlefield™ 2042 — about 2.3× more players. Battlefield™ V also has the better Steam reviews: 71% positive vs 47%. Across all tracked metrics, Battlefield™ V leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Battlefield™ V has had the higher daily player count for the last 47 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
47
Current streak
47 days
Battlefield™ V
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
51%
Apr 20, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 47 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Battlefield™ 2042 | Battlefield™ V |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,241 | 2,900 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,731 | 8,037 |
| 7-day average | 1,256 | 4,647 |
| 30-day average | 1,368 | 4,805 |
| 30-day trend | +49% | +60% |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,929 | 11,380 |
| Steam reviews | 47% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 59% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 325,140 | 267,960 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 2021 | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Price | $59.99 | $49.99 |
Full stats: Battlefield™ 2042 · Battlefield™ V · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Battlefield™ 2042 | Battlefield™ V | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 740 | 1,095 | 2,397 | 4,423 |
| May 2026 | 1,000 | 1,095 | 3,154 | 4,810 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,168 | 2,929 | 3,903 | 11,380 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,331 | 2,565 | 4,879 | 10,881 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Battlefield™ V currently has more players: 2,900 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,241 for Battlefield™ 2042 — about 2.3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 2042 averaged 1,368 concurrent players and Battlefield™ V averaged 4,805. By that measure Battlefield™ V is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Battlefield™ V has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 47 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Battlefield™ V rates higher: 71% positive across 267,960 reviews vs 47% across 325,140 for Battlefield™ 2042. Battlefield™ V has the larger player base right now (2,900 vs 1,241 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Battlefield™ 2042 averaged 1,368 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 49% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 2,929.
Battlefield™ V averaged 4,805 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 60% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,380.