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Battlefield V vs Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike is the more played game right now: 8,325 players on Steam against 7,501 for Battlefield™ V, a similar number of players. Counter-Strike has been ahead for 110 days straight.
Counter-Strike also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 71%. Battlefield™ V is currently 90% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 16.9h in Battlefield™ V and 21.8h in Counter-Strike. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Battlefield™ V
16.9h
average of 44 members
Counter-Strike
21.8h
average of 43 members
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Battlefield™ VCounter-Strike
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Counter-Strike has had the higher daily player count for the last 110 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Battlefield™ V led 0 daysCounter-Strike led 110 days
- Days tracked
- 110
- Current streak
- 110 days
- Counter-Strike
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 16%
- Sep 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 110 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Battlefield™ V | Counter-Strike |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,501 | 8,325 |
| 24-hour peak | 7,800 | 12,248 |
| 7-day average | 3,609 | 8,111 |
| 30-day average | 3,301 | 8,031 |
| 30-day trend | −18% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,358 | 13,252 |
| Steam reviews | 71% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 65% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 270,072 | 261,851 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 22, 2020 | Nov 1, 2000 |
| Price | $4.99 (−90%) | $9.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Battlefield™ V | Counter-Strike | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 2,397 | 4,423 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 3,154 | 4,810 | 11,355 | 11,957 |
| Jun 2026 | 3,904 | 11,358 | 8,005 | 12,838 |
| Jul 2026 | 4,310 | 10,789 | 7,945 | 12,789 |
| Aug 2026 | 4,036 | 8,934 | 7,955 | 12,678 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 3,222 | 8,616 | 7,938 | 13,252 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Battlefield V or Counter-Strike?
Counter-Strike currently has more players: 8,325 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,501 for Battlefield™ V, a similar number of players.
Is Battlefield V bigger than Counter-Strike on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ V averaged 3,301 concurrent players and Counter-Strike averaged 8,031. By that measure Counter-Strike is currently the bigger game.
Has Battlefield™ V ever had more players than Counter-Strike?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Counter-Strike has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 110 days both games have been tracked.
Is Battlefield V better than Counter-Strike?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike rates higher: 97% positive across 261,851 reviews vs 71% across 270,072 for Battlefield™ V. Counter-Strike has the larger player base right now (8,325 vs 7,501 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Battlefield™ V growing or declining on Steam?
Battlefield™ V averaged 3,301 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,358.
Is Counter-Strike growing or declining on Steam?
Counter-Strike averaged 8,031 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 13,252.
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