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Counter-Strike 2 vs Hunt: Showdown 1896
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Counter-Strike 2 is currently the more played game: 818,588 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 17,191 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 48× more players. Counter-Strike 2 has been ahead for 124 days straight. 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 9 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 430h in Counter-Strike 2 and 53.9h in Hunt: Showdown 1896. 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
430h
average of 230 members
Hunt: Showdown 1896
53.9h
average of 37 members
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Player count history
Counter-Strike 2Hunt: Showdown 1896
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Counter-Strike 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 124 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike 2 led 124 daysHunt: Showdown 1896 led 0 days
Days tracked
124
Current streak
124 days
Counter-Strike 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
97%
Sep 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 124 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike 2 | Hunt: Showdown 1896 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 818,588 | 17,191 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,193,374 | 33,641 |
| 7-day average | 800,675 | 20,314 |
| 30-day average | 810,486 | 16,159 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,552,731 | 42,690 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 74% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 68% positive |
| Total reviews | 9,851,373 | 278,269 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 21, 2012 | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Price | Free to play | $11.99 (−60%) |
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Players by month
| 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 | 853,539 | 1,412,513 | 16,129 | 33,283 |
| Aug 2026 | 831,143 | 1,343,038 | 15,033 | 30,808 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 794,598 | 1,359,955 | 17,362 | 40,307 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Counter-Strike 2 or Hunt: Showdown 1896?
Counter-Strike 2 currently has more players: 818,588 concurrent players on Steam vs 17,191 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 48× more players.
Is Counter-Strike 2 bigger than Hunt: Showdown 1896 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike 2 averaged 810,486 concurrent players and Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,159. By that measure Counter-Strike 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Hunt: Showdown 1896 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 124 days both games have been tracked.
Is Counter-Strike 2 better than Hunt: Showdown 1896?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike 2 rates higher: 86% positive across 9,851,373 reviews vs 74% across 278,269 for Hunt: Showdown 1896. Counter-Strike 2 has the larger player base right now (818,588 vs 17,191 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 810,486 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,552,731.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 growing or declining on Steam?
Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,159 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,690.