Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Borderlands 2 is currently the more played game: 2,170 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,337 for Battlefield™ 2042 — about 1.6× more players. Borderlands 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 47%. Across all tracked metrics, Borderlands 2 leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Borderlands 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 50 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
50 days
Borderlands 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
28%
Jun 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Battlefield™ 2042 | Borderlands 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,337 | 2,170 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,731 | 2,424 |
| 7-day average | 1,258 | 2,082 |
| 30-day average | 1,367 | 2,222 |
| 30-day trend | +48% | +8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,929 | 3,799 |
| Steam reviews | 47% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 59% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 325,140 | 311,486 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 2021 | Sep 16, 2012 |
| Price | $59.99 | $19.99 |
Full stats: Battlefield™ 2042 · Borderlands 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Battlefield™ 2042 | Borderlands 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 740 | 1,095 | 3,083 | 3,652 |
| May 2026 | 1,000 | 1,095 | 2,623 | 3,568 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,168 | 2,929 | 2,156 | 3,580 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,331 | 2,565 | 2,186 | 3,799 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Borderlands 2 currently has more players: 2,170 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,337 for Battlefield™ 2042 — about 1.6× more players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 2042 averaged 1,367 concurrent players and Borderlands 2 averaged 2,222. By that measure Borderlands 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Borderlands 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 50 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Borderlands 2 rates higher: 90% positive across 311,486 reviews vs 47% across 325,140 for Battlefield™ 2042. Borderlands 2 has the larger player base right now (2,170 vs 1,337 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Battlefield™ 2042 averaged 1,367 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 48% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 2,929.
Borderlands 2 averaged 2,222 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,799.