Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
PAYDAY 2 is currently the more played game: 21,335 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 19,363 for Black Desert — a similar number of players. PAYDAY 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 74%. PAYDAY 2 is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, PAYDAY 2 leads 10 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
PAYDAY 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 57 days — Black Desert last led on May 6, 2026.
Days tracked
80
Current streak
57 days
PAYDAY 2
Lead changes
11
Closest gap
1%
Apr 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 80 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Black Desert | PAYDAY 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 19,363 | 21,335 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,890 | 33,838 |
| 7-day average | 17,312 | 30,637 |
| 30-day average | 16,324 | 29,784 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 21,184 | 36,219 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 56% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 93,474 | 673,332 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | May 23, 2017 | Aug 12, 2013 |
| Price | $9.99 | $4.99 (−50%) |
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| Month | Black Desert | PAYDAY 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,367 | 19,554 | 16,764 | 26,468 |
| May 2026 | 17,962 | 20,753 | 25,803 | 33,915 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,319 | 20,503 | 28,894 | 35,762 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 16,402 | 21,184 | 30,732 | 36,219 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
PAYDAY 2 currently has more players: 21,335 concurrent players on Steam vs 19,363 for Black Desert — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Black Desert averaged 16,324 concurrent players and PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,784. By that measure PAYDAY 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 80 days Coilr has tracked both games, Black Desert had the higher daily average on 10 days, most recently on May 6, 2026. PAYDAY 2 has led for the last 57 days.
By Steam review score, PAYDAY 2 rates higher: 89% positive across 673,332 reviews vs 74% across 93,474 for Black Desert. PAYDAY 2 has the larger player base right now (21,335 vs 19,363 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Black Desert averaged 16,324 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,184.
PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,784 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,219.