Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Dota 2 is currently the more played game: 727,463 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 69,810 for Battlefield™ 6 — about 10× more players. Dota 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 81% positive vs 65%. Dota 2 is free to play, while Battlefield™ 6 costs $69.99. Across all tracked metrics, Dota 2 leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Dota 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 55 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
55
Current streak
55 days
Dota 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
91%
Jun 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 55 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Battlefield™ 6 | Dota 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 69,810 | 727,463 |
| 24-hour peak | 71,871 | 758,074 |
| 7-day average | 34,523 | 529,477 |
| 30-day average | 34,369 | 524,996 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | +17% |
| Peak (tracked) | 71,871 | 867,138 |
| Steam reviews | 65% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 55% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 352,452 | 2,741,024 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | — |
| Release date | Oct 9, 2025 | Jul 8, 2013 |
| Price | $69.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Battlefield™ 6 · Dota 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Battlefield™ 6 | Dota 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 34,489 | 41,753 | 298,625 | 342,850 |
| May 2026 | 37,550 | 56,859 | 446,221 | 662,198 |
| Jun 2026 | 33,879 | 65,984 | 466,105 | 867,138 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 35,202 | 71,871 | 533,075 | 820,315 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Dota 2 currently has more players: 727,463 concurrent players on Steam vs 69,810 for Battlefield™ 6 — about 10× more players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 6 averaged 34,369 concurrent players and Dota 2 averaged 524,996. By that measure Dota 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Dota 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 55 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Dota 2 rates higher: 81% positive across 2,741,024 reviews vs 65% across 352,452 for Battlefield™ 6. Dota 2 has the larger player base right now (727,463 vs 69,810 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Battlefield™ 6 averaged 34,369 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,871.
Dota 2 averaged 524,996 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 867,138.