Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Battlefield™ 2042 is currently the more played game: 1,150 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,044 for Half-Life — a similar number of players. Half-Life counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 47%. Across all tracked metrics, Battlefield™ 2042 leads 7 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 43 days — Half-Life last led on Apr 15, 2026.
Days tracked
45
Current streak
43 days
Battlefield™ 2042
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
7%
Jun 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 45 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Battlefield™ 2042 | Half-Life |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,150 | 1,044 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,731 | 1,097 |
| 7-day average | 1,255 | 948 |
| 30-day average | 1,368 | 910 |
| 30-day trend | +48% | +29% |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,929 | 1,690 |
| Steam reviews | 47% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 59% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 325,140 | 162,552 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 2021 | Nov 18, 1998 |
| Price | $59.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Battlefield™ 2042 | Half-Life | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 740 | 1,095 | 650 | 817 |
| May 2026 | 1,000 | 1,095 | 669 | 953 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,168 | 2,929 | 780 | 1,603 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,331 | 2,565 | 1,014 | 1,690 |
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: 1,150 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,044 for Half-Life — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 2042 averaged 1,368 concurrent players and Half-Life averaged 910. By that measure Battlefield™ 2042 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 45 days Coilr has tracked both games, Half-Life had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Apr 15, 2026. Battlefield™ 2042 has led for the last 43 days.
By Steam review score, Half-Life rates higher: 97% positive across 162,552 reviews vs 47% across 325,140 for Battlefield™ 2042. Battlefield™ 2042 has the larger player base right now (1,150 vs 1,044 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 48% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 2,929.
Half-Life averaged 910 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 29% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,690.