Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Battlefield™ 2042 is currently the more played game: 1,337 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,065 for Castle Crashers® — about 26% more players. Castle Crashers® counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 47%. Across all tracked metrics, Castle Crashers® leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Battlefield™ 2042 has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — Castle Crashers® last led on Jul 14, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
1 day
Battlefield™ 2042
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 37 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Battlefield™ 2042 | Castle Crashers® |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,337 | 1,065 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,731 | 1,451 |
| 7-day average | 1,258 | 1,409 |
| 30-day average | 1,367 | 1,789 |
| 30-day trend | +48% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,929 | 2,953 |
| Steam reviews | 47% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 59% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 325,140 | 139,426 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 2021 | Sep 26, 2012 |
| Price | $59.99 | $14.99 |
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| Month | Battlefield™ 2042 | Castle Crashers® | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 740 | 1,095 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 1,000 | 1,095 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 1,168 | 2,929 | 1,485 | 2,953 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,331 | 2,565 | 1,690 | 2,698 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Battlefield™ 2042 currently has more players: 1,337 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,065 for Castle Crashers® — about 26% more players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 2042 averaged 1,367 concurrent players and Castle Crashers® averaged 1,789. By that measure Castle Crashers® is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, Castle Crashers® had the higher daily average on 26 days, most recently on Jul 14, 2026. Battlefield™ 2042 has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, Castle Crashers® rates higher: 96% positive across 139,426 reviews vs 47% across 325,140 for Battlefield™ 2042. Battlefield™ 2042 has the larger player base right now (1,337 vs 1,065 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.