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Counter-Strike 2 vs Dota 2
Counter-Strike 2 is the more played game right now: 864,556 players on Steam against 727,495 for Dota 2, about 19% more players. Counter-Strike 2 has been ahead for 143 days straight.
Counter-Strike 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 80%. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike 2 leads 9 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 440h in Counter-Strike 2 and 599h in Dota 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.
Counter-Strike 2
440h
average of 320 members
Dota 2
599h
average of 85 members
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Counter-Strike 2
826,744Dota 2
681,234Daily averages · latest day · Counter-Strike 2, 21% ahead of Dota 2
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 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
Counter-Strike 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 143 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike 2 led 143 daysDota 2 led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 143
- Current streak
- 143 days
- Counter-Strike 2
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 10%
- Oct 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 143 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 | Counter-Strike 2 | Dota 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 864,556 | 727,495 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,244,028 | 917,780 |
| 7-day average | 809,857 | 621,607 |
| 30-day average | 817,340 | 588,633 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,552,731 | 963,976 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 80% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 78% positive | 69% positive |
| Total reviews | 9,899,431 | 2,790,444 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Aug 21, 2012 | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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 | Counter-Strike 2 | Dota 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 733,188 | 1,347,914 | 298,625 | 342,850 |
| May 2026 | 842,402 | 1,484,941 | 446,221 | 662,198 |
| Jun 2026 | 917,771 | 1,552,731 | 467,074 | 867,138 |
| Jul 2026 | 853,539 | 1,412,513 | 545,874 | 859,472 |
| Aug 2026 | 831,579 | 1,317,175 | 621,475 | 963,976 |
| Sep 2026 | 814,661 | 1,452,036 | 577,752 | 916,347 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 799,460 | 1,293,425 | 607,013 | 917,780 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Counter-Strike 2 or Dota 2?
Counter-Strike 2 currently has more players: 864,556 concurrent players on Steam vs 727,495 for Dota 2, about 19% more players.
Is Counter-Strike 2 bigger than Dota 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike 2 averaged 817,340 concurrent players and Dota 2 averaged 588,633. By that measure Counter-Strike 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Dota 2 ever had more players than Counter-Strike 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Counter-Strike 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 143 days both games have been tracked.
Is Counter-Strike 2 better than Dota 2?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike 2 rates higher: 86% positive across 9,899,431 reviews vs 80% across 2,790,444 for Dota 2. Counter-Strike 2 has the larger player base right now (864,556 vs 727,495 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Counter-Strike 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Counter-Strike 2 averaged 817,340 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,552,731.
Is Dota 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Dota 2 averaged 588,633 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 963,976.
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