Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
Fallout: New Vegas is currently the more played game: 3,844 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,210 for Borderlands 2 — about 1.7× more players. Fallout: New Vegas also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 90%. Across all tracked metrics, Fallout: New Vegas leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Borderlands 2 | Fallout: New Vegas |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,210 | 3,844 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,681 | 5,008 |
| 7-day average | 2,105 | 3,624 |
| 30-day average | 2,235 | 3,435 |
| 30-day trend | +9% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 3,799 | 5,880 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 311,486 | 259,247 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 16, 2012 | Oct 18, 2010 |
| Price | $19.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Borderlands 2 | Fallout: New Vegas | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,083 | 3,652 | 4,942 | 5,715 |
| May 2026 | 2,623 | 3,568 | 4,501 | 5,154 |
| Jun 2026 | 2,156 | 3,580 | 3,304 | 5,336 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 2,211 | 3,799 | 3,550 | 5,880 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Fallout: New Vegas currently has more players: 3,844 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,210 for Borderlands 2 — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Borderlands 2 averaged 2,235 concurrent players and Fallout: New Vegas averaged 3,435. By that measure Fallout: New Vegas is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Fallout: New Vegas rates higher: 96% positive across 259,247 reviews vs 90% across 311,486 for Borderlands 2. Fallout: New Vegas has the larger player base right now (3,844 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.