Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Dying Light is currently the more played game: 5,035 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,695 for Counter-Strike: Source — about 36% more players.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Dying Light has had the higher daily player count for the last 6 days — Counter-Strike: Source last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Days tracked
38
Current streak
6 days
Dying Light
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
31%
Jul 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 38 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike: Source | Dying Light |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,695 | 5,035 |
| 24-hour peak | 3,906 | 5,756 |
| 7-day average | 3,692 | 5,198 |
| 30-day average | 12,366 | 4,783 |
| 30-day trend | — | +19% |
| Peak (tracked) | 37,913 | 9,726 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 95% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 192,320 | 490,818 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 31, 2004 | Jan 25, 2015 |
| Price | $9.99 | $24.99 |
Full stats: Counter-Strike: Source · Dying Light · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Counter-Strike: Source | Dying Light | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 3,110 | 4,548 |
| May 2026 | 31,766 | 32,622 | 3,583 | 8,662 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,795 | 37,913 | 4,005 | 8,575 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 9,458 | 27,858 | 5,551 | 9,726 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Dying Light currently has more players: 5,035 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,695 for Counter-Strike: Source — about 36% more players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike: Source averaged 12,366 concurrent players and Dying Light averaged 4,783. By that measure Counter-Strike: Source is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 38 days Coilr has tracked both games, Counter-Strike: Source had the higher daily average on 32 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Dying Light has led for the last 6 days.
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike: Source rates higher: 96% positive across 192,320 reviews vs 95% across 490,818 for Dying Light. Dying Light has the larger player base right now (5,035 vs 3,695 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Dying Light averaged 4,783 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 19% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,726.