Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is currently the more played game: 3,279 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,337 for Battlefield™ 2042 — about 2.5× more players. Halo: The Master Chief Collection also has the better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 47%. Across all tracked metrics, Halo: The Master Chief Collection leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Halo: The Master Chief Collection has had the higher daily player count for the last 32 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
32
Current streak
32 days
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
39%
Jun 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 32 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Battlefield™ 2042 | Halo: The Master Chief Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,337 | 3,279 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,731 | 6,079 |
| 7-day average | 1,258 | 3,930 |
| 30-day average | 1,367 | 4,114 |
| 30-day trend | +48% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,929 | 8,796 |
| Steam reviews | 47% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 59% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 325,140 | 260,205 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 2021 | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Price | $59.99 | $39.99 |
Full stats: Battlefield™ 2042 · Halo: The Master Chief Collection · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Battlefield™ 2042 | Halo: The Master Chief Collection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 740 | 1,095 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 1,000 | 1,095 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 1,168 | 2,929 | 4,480 | 8,796 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,331 | 2,565 | 3,999 | 7,021 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Halo: The Master Chief Collection currently has more players: 3,279 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,337 for Battlefield™ 2042 — about 2.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 2042 averaged 1,367 concurrent players and Halo: The Master Chief Collection averaged 4,114. By that measure Halo: The Master Chief Collection is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Halo: The Master Chief Collection has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 32 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Halo: The Master Chief Collection rates higher: 92% positive across 260,205 reviews vs 47% across 325,140 for Battlefield™ 2042. Halo: The Master Chief Collection has the larger player base right now (3,279 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.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection averaged 4,114 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 8,796.