Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Destiny 2 is currently the more played game: 41,234 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 27,896 for Black Desert — about 48% more players. Destiny 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 79% positive vs 74%. Destiny 2 is free to play, while Black Desert costs $0.99 (−90%). Across all tracked metrics, Destiny 2 leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Destiny 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 55 days — Black Desert last led on May 28, 2026.
Days tracked
71
Current streak
55 days
Destiny 2
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
<1%
May 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 71 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Black Desert | Destiny 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 27,896 | 41,234 |
| 24-hour peak | 27,896 | 46,578 |
| 7-day average | 20,528 | 35,501 |
| 30-day average | 17,879 | 47,614 |
| 30-day trend | +12% | −34% |
| Peak (tracked) | 27,896 | 167,568 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 79% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 62% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 93,623 | 660,424 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | May 24, 2017 | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Price | $0.99 (−90%) | Free to play |
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| Month | Black Desert | Destiny 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,367 | 19,554 | 9,105 | 10,817 |
| May 2026 | 17,962 | 20,753 | 11,236 | 17,772 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,332 | 20,437 | 68,313 | 167,568 |
| Jul 2026 | 17,209 | 25,328 | 49,785 | 93,761 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 23,558 | 27,896 | 38,079 | 46,689 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Destiny 2 currently has more players: 41,234 concurrent players on Steam vs 27,896 for Black Desert — about 48% more players.
Over the last 30 days Black Desert averaged 17,879 concurrent players and Destiny 2 averaged 47,614. By that measure Destiny 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 71 days Coilr has tracked both games, Black Desert had the higher daily average on 16 days, most recently on May 28, 2026. Destiny 2 has led for the last 55 days.
By Steam review score, Destiny 2 rates higher: 79% positive across 660,424 reviews vs 74% across 93,623 for Black Desert. Destiny 2 has the larger player base right now (41,234 vs 27,896 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Black Desert averaged 17,879 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,896.
Destiny 2 averaged 47,614 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 34% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 167,568.