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Counter-Strike 2 vs Squad
Counter-Strike 2 is the more played game right now: 1,309,245 players on Steam against 20,496 for Squad, about 64× more players. Counter-Strike 2 has been ahead for 72 days straight.
Counter-Strike 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 81%. Counter-Strike 2 is free to play, while Squad costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike 2 leads 10 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 449h in Counter-Strike 2 and 191h in Squad. 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
449h
average of 273 members
Squad
191h
average of 42 members
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Counter-Strike 2Squad
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 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 72 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike 2 led 72 daysSquad led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 72
- Current streak
- 72 days
- Counter-Strike 2
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 98%
- Aug 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 72 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 | Squad |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,309,245 | 20,496 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,309,245 | 20,496 |
| 7-day average | 830,706 | 9,706 |
| 30-day average | 813,211 | 9,698 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | −23% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,552,731 | 22,254 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 75% positive |
| Total reviews | 9,881,759 | 243,809 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 21, 2012 | Sep 23, 2020 |
| Price | Free to play | $39.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Counter-Strike 2 | Squad | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 733,188 | 1,347,914 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 842,402 | 1,484,941 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 917,771 | 1,552,731 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 853,539 | 1,412,513 | 11,936 | 19,928 |
| Aug 2026 | 831,483 | 1,343,038 | 12,424 | 22,254 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 808,748 | 1,452,036 | 9,184 | 20,496 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Counter-Strike 2 or Squad?
Counter-Strike 2 currently has more players: 1,309,245 concurrent players on Steam vs 20,496 for Squad, about 64× more players.
Is Counter-Strike 2 bigger than Squad on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike 2 averaged 813,211 concurrent players and Squad averaged 9,698. By that measure Counter-Strike 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Squad 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 72 days both games have been tracked.
Is Counter-Strike 2 better than Squad?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike 2 rates higher: 86% positive across 9,881,759 reviews vs 81% across 243,809 for Squad. Counter-Strike 2 has the larger player base right now (1,309,245 vs 20,496 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 813,211 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,552,731.
Is Squad growing or declining on Steam?
Squad averaged 9,698 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 23% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 22,254.
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