Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
Borderlands 2 is currently the more played game: 1,595 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 847 for Castle Crashers® — about 1.9× more players. Castle Crashers® counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 90%. Across all tracked metrics, Borderlands 2 leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Borderlands 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 20 days — Castle Crashers® last led on Jun 26, 2026.
Days tracked
38
Current streak
20 days
Borderlands 2
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
1%
Jun 27, 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 | Borderlands 2 | Castle Crashers® |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,595 | 847 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,332 | 1,348 |
| 7-day average | 2,044 | 1,304 |
| 30-day average | 2,215 | 1,804 |
| 30-day trend | +8% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 3,799 | 2,953 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 311,486 | 139,426 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 16, 2012 | Sep 26, 2012 |
| Price | $19.99 | $14.99 |
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| Month | Borderlands 2 | Castle Crashers® | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,083 | 3,652 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 2,623 | 3,568 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 2,158 | 3,580 | 1,486 | 2,953 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 2,165 | 3,799 | 1,650 | 2,698 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Borderlands 2 currently has more players: 1,595 concurrent players on Steam vs 847 for Castle Crashers® — about 1.9× more players.
Over the last 30 days Borderlands 2 averaged 2,215 concurrent players and Castle Crashers® averaged 1,804. By that measure Borderlands 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 38 days Coilr has tracked both games, Castle Crashers® had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jun 26, 2026. Borderlands 2 has led for the last 20 days.
By Steam review score, Castle Crashers® rates higher: 96% positive across 139,426 reviews vs 90% across 311,486 for Borderlands 2. Borderlands 2 has the larger player base right now (1,595 vs 847 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Borderlands 2 averaged 2,215 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,799.