Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
Borderlands 2 is currently the more played game: 2,170 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,000 for Trove — about 2.2× more players. Borderlands 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 80%. Trove is free to play, while Borderlands 2 costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Borderlands 2 leads 9 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 43 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
43
Current streak
43 days
Borderlands 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
53%
Jul 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 43 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Borderlands 2 | Trove |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,170 | 1,000 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,424 | 1,087 |
| 7-day average | 2,082 | 697 |
| 30-day average | 2,222 | 631 |
| 30-day trend | +8% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 3,799 | 1,346 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 80% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 65% positive |
| Total reviews | 311,486 | 92,713 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 16, 2012 | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Borderlands 2 | Trove | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,083 | 3,652 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 2,623 | 3,568 | 374 | 644 |
| Jun 2026 | 2,156 | 3,580 | 617 | 894 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 2,186 | 3,799 | 654 | 1,346 |
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: 2,170 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,000 for Trove — about 2.2× more players.
Over the last 30 days Borderlands 2 averaged 2,222 concurrent players and Trove averaged 631. 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 43 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Borderlands 2 rates higher: 90% positive across 311,486 reviews vs 80% across 92,713 for Trove. Borderlands 2 has the larger player base right now (2,170 vs 1,000 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Borderlands 2 averaged 2,222 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,799.
Trove averaged 631 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,346.