Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Last Epoch is currently the more played game: 792 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 228 for Black Squad — about 3× more players. Black Squad is free to play, while Last Epoch costs $34.99. Across all tracked metrics, Last Epoch leads 10 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Last Epoch has had the higher daily player count for the last 48 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
48
Current streak
48 days
Last Epoch
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
30%
Jun 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 48 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Black Squad | Last Epoch |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 228 | 792 |
| 24-hour peak | 301 | 952 |
| 7-day average | 193 | 769 |
| 30-day average | 194 | 884 |
| 30-day trend | −17% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,032 | 1,699 |
| Steam reviews | 76% positive | 77% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 60% positive | 64% positive |
| Total reviews | 81,241 | 118,267 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 25, 2019 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Price | Free to play | $34.99 |
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| Month | Black Squad | Last Epoch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 198 | 247 | 1,142 | 1,553 |
| Jun 2026 | 217 | 1,032 | 1,008 | 1,699 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 193 | 377 | 803 | 1,323 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Last Epoch currently has more players: 792 concurrent players on Steam vs 228 for Black Squad — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Black Squad averaged 194 concurrent players and Last Epoch averaged 884. By that measure Last Epoch is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Last Epoch has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 48 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Last Epoch rates higher: 77% positive across 118,267 reviews vs 76% across 81,241 for Black Squad. Last Epoch has the larger player base right now (792 vs 228 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Black Squad averaged 194 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,032.
Last Epoch averaged 884 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,699.