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Counter-Strike 2 vs Marvel Rivals
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Counter-Strike 2 is currently the more played game: 533,952 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 99,586 for Marvel Rivals, about 5× more players. Counter-Strike 2 has been ahead for 131 days straight. Counter-Strike 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 76%. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike 2 leads 8 of 9.
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.
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Coilr members average 458h in Counter-Strike 2 and 58.4h in Marvel Rivals. 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
458h
average of 179 members
Marvel Rivals
58.4h
average of 81 members
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Player count history
Counter-Strike 2Marvel Rivals
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 131 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike 2 led 131 daysMarvel Rivals led 0 days
Days tracked
131
Current streak
131 days
Counter-Strike 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
79%
Apr 24, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 131 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike 2 | Marvel Rivals |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 533,952 | 99,586 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,184,605 | 101,629 |
| 7-day average | 835,430 | 76,125 |
| 30-day average | 827,133 | 82,904 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,552,731 | 197,430 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 69% positive |
| Total reviews | 9,806,962 | 410,462 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Aug 21, 2012 | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Counter-Strike 2 | Marvel Rivals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 733,188 | 1,347,914 | 103,946 | 141,509 |
| May 2026 | 842,402 | 1,484,941 | 80,791 | 116,387 |
| Jun 2026 | 917,771 | 1,552,731 | 70,102 | 129,331 |
| Jul 2026 | 854,251 | 1,412,513 | 84,487 | 197,430 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 826,148 | 1,276,316 | 83,685 | 145,964 |
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 Marvel Rivals?
Counter-Strike 2 currently has more players: 533,952 concurrent players on Steam vs 99,586 for Marvel Rivals, about 5× more players.
Is Counter-Strike 2 bigger than Marvel Rivals on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike 2 averaged 827,133 concurrent players and Marvel Rivals averaged 82,904. By that measure Counter-Strike 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Marvel Rivals 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 131 days both games have been tracked.
Is Counter-Strike 2 better than Marvel Rivals?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike 2 rates higher: 86% positive across 9,806,962 reviews vs 76% across 410,462 for Marvel Rivals. Counter-Strike 2 has the larger player base right now (533,952 vs 99,586 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 827,133 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,552,731.
Is Marvel Rivals growing or declining on Steam?
Marvel Rivals averaged 82,904 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 197,430.