Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Counter-Strike 2 is currently the more played game: 1,048,742 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 22,876 for Hunt: Showdown 1896 — about 46× more players. Counter-Strike 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 74%. Counter-Strike 2 is free to play, while Hunt: Showdown 1896 costs $11.99 (−60%). Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike 2 leads 10 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 79 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
79
Current streak
79 days
Counter-Strike 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
98%
Jun 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 79 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike 2 | Hunt: Showdown 1896 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,048,742 | 22,876 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,195,316 | 29,333 |
| 7-day average | 834,283 | 15,870 |
| 30-day average | 852,778 | 16,210 |
| 30-day trend | −7% | −10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,552,731 | 42,690 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 74% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 69% positive |
| Total reviews | 9,758,408 | 276,222 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 21, 2012 | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Price | Free to play | $11.99 (−60%) |
Full stats: Counter-Strike 2 · Hunt: Showdown 1896 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Counter-Strike 2 | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 733,188 | 1,347,914 | 10,496 | 13,611 |
| May 2026 | 842,402 | 1,484,941 | 16,260 | 31,426 |
| Jun 2026 | 917,771 | 1,552,731 | 17,828 | 42,690 |
| Jul 2026 | 853,476 | 1,415,398 | 16,094 | 33,550 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 858,928 | 1,226,343 | 18,089 | 29,333 |
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: 1,048,742 concurrent players on Steam vs 22,876 for Hunt: Showdown 1896 — about 46× more players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike 2 averaged 852,778 concurrent players and Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,210. 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 79 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike 2 rates higher: 86% positive across 9,758,408 reviews vs 74% across 276,222 for Hunt: Showdown 1896. Counter-Strike 2 has the larger player base right now (1,048,742 vs 22,876 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Counter-Strike 2 averaged 852,778 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,552,731.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,210 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,690.