Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
DOOM is currently the more played game: 652 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 157 for Black Squad — about 4× more players. DOOM also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 76%. Black Squad is free to play, while DOOM costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, DOOM leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
DOOM has had the higher daily player count for the last 38 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
38
Current streak
38 days
DOOM
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
66%
Jun 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 38 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Black Squad | DOOM |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 157 | 652 |
| 24-hour peak | 278 | 1,156 |
| 7-day average | 193 | 870 |
| 30-day average | 193 | 744 |
| 30-day trend | −19% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,032 | 1,442 |
| Steam reviews | 76% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 60% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 81,241 | 219,680 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 25, 2019 | May 12, 2016 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
Full stats: Black Squad · DOOM · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Black Squad | DOOM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 198 | 247 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 217 | 1,032 | 651 | 1,284 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 191 | 377 | 831 | 1,442 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
DOOM currently has more players: 652 concurrent players on Steam vs 157 for Black Squad — about 4× more players.
Over the last 30 days Black Squad averaged 193 concurrent players and DOOM averaged 744. By that measure DOOM is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: DOOM has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 38 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, DOOM rates higher: 96% positive across 219,680 reviews vs 76% across 81,241 for Black Squad. DOOM has the larger player base right now (652 vs 157 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Black Squad averaged 193 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 19% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,032.