Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
NBA 2K26 is currently the more played game: 25,809 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 21,831 for Battlefield™ 6 — about 18% more players. Across all tracked metrics, Battlefield™ 6 leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Battlefield™ 6 has had the higher daily player count for the last 53 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
53
Current streak
53 days
Battlefield™ 6
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
11%
Jun 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 53 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Battlefield™ 6 | NBA 2K26 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,831 | 25,809 |
| 24-hour peak | 39,996 | 35,917 |
| 7-day average | 32,440 | 24,707 |
| 30-day average | 33,954 | 25,976 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,984 | 47,378 |
| Steam reviews | 65% positive | 64% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 53% positive | 68% positive |
| Total reviews | 351,138 | 29,580 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | — |
| Release date | Oct 9, 2025 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Price | $69.99 | $9.79 |
Full stats: Battlefield™ 6 · NBA 2K26 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Battlefield™ 6 | NBA 2K26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 34,489 | 41,753 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 37,550 | 56,859 | 28,957 | 47,378 |
| Jun 2026 | 33,874 | 65,984 | 26,093 | 45,480 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 34,705 | 63,678 | 26,088 | 46,741 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
NBA 2K26 currently has more players: 25,809 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,831 for Battlefield™ 6 — about 18% more players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 6 averaged 33,954 concurrent players and NBA 2K26 averaged 25,976. By that measure Battlefield™ 6 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Battlefield™ 6 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 53 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Battlefield™ 6 rates higher: 65% positive across 351,138 reviews vs 64% across 29,580 for NBA 2K26. NBA 2K26 has the larger player base right now (25,809 vs 21,831 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Battlefield™ 6 averaged 33,954 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,984.
NBA 2K26 averaged 25,976 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,378.