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Brotato vs Risk of Rain 2
Risk of Rain 2 is the more played game right now: 24,349 players on Steam against 13,501 for Brotato, about 1.8× more players. Risk of Rain 2 has been ahead for 11 days straight, and has led on 12 days of the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Brotato counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 94%. Risk of Rain 2 is currently 67% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Risk of Rain 2 leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Brotato is read every 30 minutes, Risk of Rain 2 every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 22.7h in Brotato and 55.7h in Risk of Rain 2. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Brotato
22.7h
average of 53 members
Risk of Rain 2
55.7h
average of 141 members
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Brotato
9,025Risk of Rain 2
26,720Daily averages · latest day · Risk of Rain 2, 3.0× the players of Brotato
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Brotato is read every 30 minutes, Risk of Rain 2 every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Risk of Rain 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 11 days. Brotato last led on Oct 7, 2026.
Brotato led 82 daysRisk of Rain 2 led 12 days
- Days tracked
- 94
- Current streak
- 11 days
- Risk of Rain 2
- Lead changes
- 3
- Closest gap
- 2%
- Aug 31, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 94 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Brotato | Risk of Rain 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 13,501 | 24,349 |
| 24-hour peak | 14,628 | 32,804 |
| 7-day average | 7,535 | 27,369 |
| 30-day average | 7,539 | 15,672 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | +122% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,743 | 46,161 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 92% positive |
| Total reviews | 119,878 | 355,283 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 23, 2023 | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Price | $4.99 | $8.24 (−67%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Brotato | Risk of Rain 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 6,817 | 6,817 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 5,761 | 9,557 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,861 | 13,902 | 5,996 | 10,659 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,371 | 13,722 | 5,305 | 10,444 |
| Sep 2026 | 7,386 | 14,743 | 5,616 | 8,757 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 7,668 | 14,628 | 18,633 | 46,161 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Brotato or Risk of Rain 2?
Risk of Rain 2 currently has more players: 24,349 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,501 for Brotato, about 1.8× more players.
Is Brotato bigger than Risk of Rain 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Brotato averaged 7,539 concurrent players and Risk of Rain 2 averaged 15,672. By that measure Risk of Rain 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Brotato ever had more players than Risk of Rain 2?
Yes. Across the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games, Brotato had the higher daily average on 82 days, most recently on Oct 7, 2026. Risk of Rain 2 has led for the last 11 days.
Is Brotato better than Risk of Rain 2?
By Steam review score, Brotato rates higher: 96% positive across 119,878 reviews vs 94% across 355,283 for Risk of Rain 2. Risk of Rain 2 has the larger player base right now (24,349 vs 13,501 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Brotato growing or declining on Steam?
Brotato averaged 7,539 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,743.
Is Risk of Rain 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Risk of Rain 2 averaged 15,672 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 122% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 46,161.
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