Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
XCOM® 2 is currently the more played game: 3,049 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,159 for Company of Heroes 2 — about 41% more players. XCOM® 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 85% positive vs 79%. Across all tracked metrics, XCOM® 2 leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
XCOM® 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 7 days — Company of Heroes 2 last led on Jun 23, 2026.
Days tracked
15
Current streak
7 days
XCOM® 2
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
11%
Jun 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 15 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Company of Heroes 2 | XCOM® 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,159 | 3,049 |
| 24-hour peak | 4,003 | 4,375 |
| 7-day average | 2,264 | 3,416 |
| 30-day average | 2,304 | 3,110 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | +6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 4,190 | 4,375 |
| Steam reviews | 79% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 112,827 | 108,558 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 25, 2013 | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Price | $19.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Company of Heroes 2 | XCOM® 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 3,758 | 3,758 |
| Jun 2026 | 2,303 | 4,190 | 2,948 | 4,311 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 2,289 | 4,176 | 3,400 | 4,375 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
XCOM® 2 currently has more players: 3,049 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,159 for Company of Heroes 2 — about 41% more players.
Over the last 30 days Company of Heroes 2 averaged 2,304 concurrent players and XCOM® 2 averaged 3,110. By that measure XCOM® 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 15 days Coilr has tracked both games, Company of Heroes 2 had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jun 23, 2026. XCOM® 2 has led for the last 7 days.
By Steam review score, XCOM® 2 rates higher: 85% positive across 108,558 reviews vs 79% across 112,827 for Company of Heroes 2. XCOM® 2 has the larger player base right now (3,049 vs 2,159 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Company of Heroes 2 averaged 2,304 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 4,190.
XCOM® 2 averaged 3,110 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 4,375.