Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Grim Dawn is currently the more played game: 4,816 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,695 for Counter-Strike: Source — about 30% more players. Counter-Strike: Source counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 94%. Grim Dawn is currently 80% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike: Source leads 5 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Grim Dawn 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
Grim Dawn
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
42%
Jul 10, 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 | Grim Dawn |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,695 | 4,816 |
| 24-hour peak | 3,906 | 5,975 |
| 7-day average | 3,692 | 4,676 |
| 30-day average | 12,366 | 3,707 |
| 30-day trend | — | +17% |
| Peak (tracked) | 37,913 | 7,534 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 192,320 | 106,682 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 31, 2004 | Feb 24, 2016 |
| Price | $9.99 | $4.99 (−80%) |
Full stats: Counter-Strike: Source · Grim Dawn · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Counter-Strike: Source | Grim Dawn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 31,766 | 32,622 | 2,842 | 2,912 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,795 | 37,913 | 3,058 | 6,107 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 9,458 | 27,858 | 4,513 | 7,534 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Grim Dawn currently has more players: 4,816 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,695 for Counter-Strike: Source — about 30% more players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike: Source averaged 12,366 concurrent players and Grim Dawn averaged 3,707. 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. Grim Dawn has led for the last 6 days.
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike: Source rates higher: 96% positive across 192,320 reviews vs 94% across 106,682 for Grim Dawn. Grim Dawn has the larger player base right now (4,816 vs 3,695 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Grim Dawn averaged 3,707 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 7,534.