Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Battlefield™ 2042 is currently the more played game: 1,316 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 782 for Just Cause™ 3 — about 1.7× more players. Just Cause™ 3 counters with better Steam reviews: 84% 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 34 days — Just Cause™ 3 last led on Jun 12, 2026.
Days tracked
38
Current streak
34 days
Battlefield™ 2042
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 38 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Battlefield™ 2042 | Just Cause™ 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,316 | 782 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,731 | 988 |
| 7-day average | 1,227 | 838 |
| 30-day average | 1,371 | 851 |
| 30-day trend | +50% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,929 | 1,459 |
| Steam reviews | 47% positive | 84% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 59% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 325,140 | 127,382 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 2021 | Nov 30, 2015 |
| Price | $59.99 | $19.99 |
Full stats: Battlefield™ 2042 · Just Cause™ 3 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Battlefield™ 2042 | Just Cause™ 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 740 | 1,095 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 1,000 | 1,095 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 1,169 | 2,929 | 875 | 1,459 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,308 | 2,565 | 887 | 1,447 |
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: 1,316 concurrent players on Steam vs 782 for Just Cause™ 3 — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 2042 averaged 1,371 concurrent players and Just Cause™ 3 averaged 851. By that measure Battlefield™ 2042 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 38 days Coilr has tracked both games, Just Cause™ 3 had the higher daily average on 4 days, most recently on Jun 12, 2026. Battlefield™ 2042 has led for the last 34 days.
By Steam review score, Just Cause™ 3 rates higher: 84% positive across 127,382 reviews vs 47% across 325,140 for Battlefield™ 2042. Battlefield™ 2042 has the larger player base right now (1,316 vs 782 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Battlefield™ 2042 averaged 1,371 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 50% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 2,929.