Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Fallout 4 is currently the more played game: 12,515 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,210 for Borderlands 2 — about 6× more players. Borderlands 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, Fallout 4 leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Borderlands 2 | Fallout 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,210 | 12,515 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,681 | 13,472 |
| 7-day average | 2,105 | 11,141 |
| 30-day average | 2,235 | 10,696 |
| 30-day trend | +9% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 3,799 | 17,301 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 311,486 | 426,266 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 16, 2012 | Nov 8, 2015 |
| Price | $19.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Borderlands 2 | Fallout 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,083 | 3,652 | 11,732 | 13,926 |
| May 2026 | 2,623 | 3,568 | 10,898 | 14,354 |
| Jun 2026 | 2,156 | 3,580 | 10,322 | 16,143 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 2,211 | 3,799 | 11,086 | 17,301 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Fallout 4 currently has more players: 12,515 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,210 for Borderlands 2 — about 6× more players.
Over the last 30 days Borderlands 2 averaged 2,235 concurrent players and Fallout 4 averaged 10,696. By that measure Fallout 4 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Borderlands 2 rates higher: 90% positive across 311,486 reviews vs 81% across 426,266 for Fallout 4. Fallout 4 has the larger player base right now (12,515 vs 2,210 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Borderlands 2 averaged 2,235 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,799.
Fallout 4 averaged 10,696 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 17,301.