Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ is currently the more played game: 2,350 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,346 for Borderlands 2 — a similar number of players. 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
| Metric | Borderlands 2 | Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,346 | 2,350 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,950 | 2,360 |
| 7-day average | 2,015 | 1,727 |
| 30-day average | 2,217 | 1,727 |
| 30-day trend | +8% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 3,799 | 2,360 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 92% positive |
| Total reviews | 311,598 | 116,063 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 16, 2012 | Oct 9, 2017 |
| Price | $19.99 | $49.99 |
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| Month | Borderlands 2 | Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,083 | 3,652 | 1,504 | 1,548 |
| May 2026 | 2,623 | 3,568 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 2,160 | 3,580 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 2,152 | 3,799 | 1,741 | 2,360 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ currently has more players: 2,350 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,346 for Borderlands 2 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Borderlands 2 averaged 2,217 concurrent players and Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ averaged 1,727. By that measure Borderlands 2 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Borderlands 2 rates higher: 90% positive across 311,598 reviews vs 89% across 116,063 for Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™. Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ has the larger player base right now (2,350 vs 2,346 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Borderlands 2 averaged 2,217 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,799.