Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Battlefield™ 2042 is currently the more played game: 1,098 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 998 for Paladins® — a similar number of players. Paladins® counters with better Steam reviews: 85% positive vs 47%. Paladins® is free to play, while Battlefield™ 2042 costs $59.99. Across all tracked metrics, Battlefield™ 2042 leads 6 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 46 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
46
Current streak
46 days
Battlefield™ 2042
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
6%
Jun 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 46 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Battlefield™ 2042 | Paladins® |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,098 | 998 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,731 | 1,078 |
| 7-day average | 1,255 | 773 |
| 30-day average | 1,368 | 750 |
| 30-day trend | +48% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,929 | 1,407 |
| Steam reviews | 47% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 59% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 325,140 | 345,362 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 2021 | May 7, 2018 |
| Price | $59.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Battlefield™ 2042 | Paladins® | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 740 | 1,095 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 1,000 | 1,095 | 804 | 1,209 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,168 | 2,929 | 758 | 1,407 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,330 | 2,565 | 755 | 1,378 |
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: 1,098 concurrent players on Steam vs 998 for Paladins® — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 2042 averaged 1,368 concurrent players and Paladins® averaged 750. By that measure Battlefield™ 2042 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Battlefield™ 2042 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 46 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Paladins® rates higher: 85% positive across 345,362 reviews vs 47% across 325,140 for Battlefield™ 2042. Battlefield™ 2042 has the larger player base right now (1,098 vs 998 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.
Paladins® averaged 750 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,407.