Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Borderlands 2 is currently the more played game: 1,492 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 811 for DOOM — about 1.8× more players. DOOM 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 38 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
38
Current streak
38 days
Borderlands 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
57%
Jun 9, 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 | DOOM |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,492 | 811 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,332 | 1,156 |
| 7-day average | 2,045 | 869 |
| 30-day average | 2,216 | 744 |
| 30-day trend | +8% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 3,799 | 1,442 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 311,486 | 219,680 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 16, 2012 | May 12, 2016 |
| Price | $19.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Borderlands 2 | DOOM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,083 | 3,652 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 2,623 | 3,568 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 2,158 | 3,580 | 651 | 1,284 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 2,165 | 3,799 | 831 | 1,442 |
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: 1,492 concurrent players on Steam vs 811 for DOOM — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days Borderlands 2 averaged 2,216 concurrent players and DOOM averaged 744. By that measure Borderlands 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Borderlands 2 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 90% across 311,486 for Borderlands 2. Borderlands 2 has the larger player base right now (1,492 vs 811 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Borderlands 2 averaged 2,216 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,799.