Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
POSTAL 2 is currently the more played game: 627 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 250 for Black Squad — about 3× more players. POSTAL 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 76%. Black Squad is free to play, while POSTAL 2 costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, POSTAL 2 leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
POSTAL 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 37 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
37 days
POSTAL 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
55%
Jun 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 37 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Black Squad | POSTAL 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 250 | 627 |
| 24-hour peak | 281 | 674 |
| 7-day average | 197 | 601 |
| 30-day average | 194 | 601 |
| 30-day trend | −20% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,032 | 1,189 |
| Steam reviews | 76% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 60% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 81,241 | 135,601 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 25, 2019 | Nov 2, 2012 |
| Price | Free to play | $9.99 |
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| Month | Black Squad | POSTAL 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 198 | 247 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 217 | 1,032 | 597 | 1,189 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 195 | 377 | 658 | 1,087 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
POSTAL 2 currently has more players: 627 concurrent players on Steam vs 250 for Black Squad — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Black Squad averaged 194 concurrent players and POSTAL 2 averaged 601. By that measure POSTAL 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: POSTAL 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 37 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, POSTAL 2 rates higher: 97% positive across 135,601 reviews vs 76% across 81,241 for Black Squad. POSTAL 2 has the larger player base right now (627 vs 250 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 20% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,032.