Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Dead by Daylight is currently the more played game: 78,515 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 75,262 for Battlefield™ 6 — a similar number of players. Dead by Daylight also has the better Steam reviews: 78% positive vs 65%. Across all tracked metrics, Dead by Daylight leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Dead by Daylight has had the higher daily player count for the last 56 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
56
Current streak
56 days
Dead by Daylight
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
19%
Apr 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 56 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Battlefield™ 6 | Dead by Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 75,262 | 78,515 |
| 24-hour peak | 75,262 | 78,515 |
| 7-day average | 34,796 | 64,185 |
| 30-day average | 34,422 | 79,270 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | +25% |
| Peak (tracked) | 75,262 | 169,958 |
| Steam reviews | 65% positive | 78% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 55% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 352,452 | 920,007 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 9, 2025 | Jun 13, 2016 |
| Price | $69.99 | $19.99 |
Full stats: Battlefield™ 6 · Dead by Daylight · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Battlefield™ 6 | Dead by Daylight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 34,489 | 41,753 | 41,665 | 44,573 |
| May 2026 | 37,550 | 56,859 | 57,631 | 82,318 |
| Jun 2026 | 33,879 | 65,984 | 71,339 | 169,958 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 35,442 | 75,262 | 75,278 | 121,834 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Dead by Daylight currently has more players: 78,515 concurrent players on Steam vs 75,262 for Battlefield™ 6 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 6 averaged 34,422 concurrent players and Dead by Daylight averaged 79,270. By that measure Dead by Daylight is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Dead by Daylight has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 56 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Dead by Daylight rates higher: 78% positive across 920,007 reviews vs 65% across 352,452 for Battlefield™ 6. Dead by Daylight has the larger player base right now (78,515 vs 75,262 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Battlefield™ 6 averaged 34,422 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 75,262.
Dead by Daylight averaged 79,270 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 25% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 169,958.