Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Portal 2 is currently the more played game: 2,321 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,337 for Battlefield™ 2042 — about 1.7× more players. Portal 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 99% positive vs 47%. Across all tracked metrics, Portal 2 leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Portal 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 20 days — Battlefield™ 2042 last led on Jun 25, 2026.
Days tracked
45
Current streak
20 days
Portal 2
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
9%
Jun 20, 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 | Portal 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,337 | 2,321 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,731 | 2,533 |
| 7-day average | 1,258 | 2,201 |
| 30-day average | 1,367 | 2,058 |
| 30-day trend | +48% | +43% |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,929 | 3,960 |
| Steam reviews | 47% positive | 99% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 59% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 325,140 | 463,359 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 2021 | Apr 17, 2011 |
| Price | $59.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Battlefield™ 2042 | Portal 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 740 | 1,095 | 1,328 | 1,743 |
| May 2026 | 1,000 | 1,095 | 1,329 | 1,986 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,168 | 2,929 | 1,657 | 3,790 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,331 | 2,565 | 2,391 | 3,960 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Portal 2 currently has more players: 2,321 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,337 for Battlefield™ 2042 — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 2042 averaged 1,367 concurrent players and Portal 2 averaged 2,058. By that measure Portal 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 45 days Coilr has tracked both games, Battlefield™ 2042 had the higher daily average on 6 days, most recently on Jun 25, 2026. Portal 2 has led for the last 20 days.
By Steam review score, Portal 2 rates higher: 99% positive across 463,359 reviews vs 47% across 325,140 for Battlefield™ 2042. Portal 2 has the larger player base right now (2,321 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.
Portal 2 averaged 2,058 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 43% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,960.