Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Borderlands 2 is currently the more played game: 2,773 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,418 for Portal 2 — a similar number of players.
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| Metric | Borderlands 2 | Portal 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,773 | 2,418 |
| 24-hour peak | 3,296 | 3,208 |
| 7-day average | 2,171 | 2,425 |
| 30-day average | 2,258 | 2,031 |
| 30-day trend | +13% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 3,799 | 3,960 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 99% positive |
| Total reviews | 311,486 | 462,597 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Price | $19.99 | $1.99 |
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| Month | Borderlands 2 | Portal 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,083 | 3,652 | 1,328 | 1,743 |
| May 2026 | 2,623 | 3,568 | 1,329 | 1,986 |
| Jun 2026 | 2,156 | 3,580 | 1,657 | 3,790 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 2,256 | 3,799 | 2,517 | 3,960 |
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: 2,773 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,418 for Portal 2 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Borderlands 2 averaged 2,258 concurrent players and Portal 2 averaged 2,031. By that measure Borderlands 2 is currently the bigger game.
Borderlands 2 averaged 2,258 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,799.