Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Portal 2 is currently the more played game: 2,310 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,020 for Castle Crashers® — about 2.3× more players. Portal 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 99% positive vs 96%. Across all tracked metrics, Portal 2 leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Portal 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 23 days — Castle Crashers® last led on Jun 26, 2026.
Days tracked
41
Current streak
23 days
Portal 2
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
5%
Jun 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 41 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Castle Crashers® | Portal 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,020 | 2,310 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,396 | 2,694 |
| 7-day average | 1,072 | 1,888 |
| 30-day average | 1,789 | 2,122 |
| 30-day trend | +154% | +51% |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,953 | 3,960 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 99% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 139,426 | 463,359 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 26, 2012 | Apr 17, 2011 |
| Price | $14.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Castle Crashers® | Portal 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 1,328 | 1,743 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 1,329 | 1,986 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,485 | 2,953 | 1,659 | 3,790 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,548 | 2,698 | 2,271 | 3,960 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Portal 2 currently has more players: 2,310 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,020 for Castle Crashers® — about 2.3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Castle Crashers® averaged 1,789 concurrent players and Portal 2 averaged 2,122. By that measure Portal 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 41 days Coilr has tracked both games, Castle Crashers® had the higher daily average on 9 days, most recently on Jun 26, 2026. Portal 2 has led for the last 23 days.
By Steam review score, Portal 2 rates higher: 99% positive across 463,359 reviews vs 96% across 139,426 for Castle Crashers®. Portal 2 has the larger player base right now (2,310 vs 1,020 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Castle Crashers® averaged 1,789 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 154% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 2,953.
Portal 2 averaged 2,122 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 51% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,960.