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Counter-Strike 2 vs Marvel Rivals
Counter-Strike 2 is the more played game right now: 1,119,143 players on Steam against 76,001 for Marvel Rivals, about 15× more players. Counter-Strike 2 has been ahead for 175 days straight.
Counter-Strike 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 75%. 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 430h in Counter-Strike 2 and 80.6h 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
430h
average of 315 members
Marvel Rivals
80.6h
average of 165 members
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Counter-Strike 2
779,917Marvel Rivals
53,132Daily averages · latest day · Counter-Strike 2, 15× the players of Marvel Rivals
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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 175 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike 2 led 175 daysMarvel Rivals led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 175
- Current streak
- 175 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 own Steam readings), compared on the 175 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 | Marvel Rivals |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,119,143 | 76,001 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,244,028 | 76,001 |
| 7-day average | 810,661 | 53,932 |
| 30-day average | 815,823 | 65,791 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | −11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,552,731 | 197,430 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 78% positive | 64% positive |
| Total reviews | 9,899,431 | 420,449 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Aug 21, 2012 | Dec 5, 2024 |
| 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 | 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 | 853,539 | 1,412,513 | 84,487 | 197,430 |
| Aug 2026 | 831,579 | 1,317,175 | 80,889 | 145,964 |
| Sep 2026 | 814,636 | 1,452,036 | 68,539 | 146,798 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 809,995 | 1,293,425 | 52,670 | 82,783 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Counter-Strike 2 or Marvel Rivals?
Counter-Strike 2 currently has more players: 1,119,143 concurrent players on Steam vs 76,001 for Marvel Rivals, about 15× more players.
Is Counter-Strike 2 bigger than Marvel Rivals on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike 2 averaged 815,823 concurrent players and Marvel Rivals averaged 65,791. 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 175 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 9,899,431 reviews vs 75% across 420,449 for Marvel Rivals. Counter-Strike 2 has the larger player base right now (1,119,143 vs 76,001 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 815,823 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat 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 65,791 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 197,430.
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