Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Counter-Strike 2 is currently the more played game: 1,044,484 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 35,755 for Garry's Mod — about 29× more players. Garry's Mod counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 86%. Counter-Strike 2 is free to play, while Garry's Mod costs $4.99 (−50%). Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike 2 leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Counter-Strike 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 108 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
108
Current streak
108 days
Counter-Strike 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
96%
May 24, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 108 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike 2 | Garry's Mod |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,044,484 | 35,755 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,195,316 | 36,109 |
| 7-day average | 833,940 | 26,629 |
| 30-day average | 852,836 | 25,122 |
| 30-day trend | −7% | +8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,552,731 | 37,948 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 9,758,408 | 1,254,400 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 21, 2012 | Nov 29, 2006 |
| Price | Free to play | $4.99 (−50%) |
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| Month | Counter-Strike 2 | Garry's Mod | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 733,188 | 1,347,914 | 15,423 | 20,907 |
| May 2026 | 842,402 | 1,484,941 | 21,092 | 37,821 |
| Jun 2026 | 917,771 | 1,552,731 | 23,173 | 36,690 |
| Jul 2026 | 853,476 | 1,415,398 | 24,881 | 37,948 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 846,518 | 1,226,343 | 26,157 | 36,109 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Counter-Strike 2 currently has more players: 1,044,484 concurrent players on Steam vs 35,755 for Garry's Mod — about 29× more players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike 2 averaged 852,836 concurrent players and Garry's Mod averaged 25,122. By that measure Counter-Strike 2 is currently the bigger game.
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 108 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,254,400 reviews vs 86% across 9,758,408 for Counter-Strike 2. Counter-Strike 2 has the larger player base right now (1,044,484 vs 35,755 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Counter-Strike 2 averaged 852,836 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,552,731.
Garry's Mod averaged 25,122 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,948.