Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
PAYDAY 2 is currently the more played game: 20,165 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 13,677 for Black Myth: Wukong — about 47% more players. Black Myth: Wukong counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 89%.
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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 64 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
64
Current streak
64 days
PAYDAY 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
38%
Aug 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 64 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Black Myth: Wukong | PAYDAY 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 13,677 | 20,165 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,025 | 32,240 |
| 7-day average | 9,633 | 27,699 |
| 30-day average | 9,157 | 29,847 |
| 30-day trend | +6% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 19,025 | 36,219 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,203,916 | 673,792 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 19, 2024 | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Price | $59.99 | $9.99 |
Full stats: Black Myth: Wukong · PAYDAY 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Black Myth: Wukong | PAYDAY 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 16,764 | 26,468 |
| May 2026 | 5,034 | 7,259 | 25,803 | 33,915 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,561 | 18,315 | 28,999 | 35,496 |
| Jul 2026 | 8,918 | 18,962 | 30,152 | 36,219 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 12,262 | 19,025 | 24,732 | 32,281 |
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: 20,165 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,677 for Black Myth: Wukong — about 47% more players.
Over the last 30 days Black Myth: Wukong averaged 9,157 concurrent players and PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,847. By that measure PAYDAY 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: PAYDAY 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 64 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Black Myth: Wukong rates higher: 97% positive across 1,203,916 reviews vs 89% across 673,792 for PAYDAY 2. PAYDAY 2 has the larger player base right now (20,165 vs 13,677 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Black Myth: Wukong averaged 9,157 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,025.
PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,847 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,219.