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Counter-Strike: Source vs Marvel Rivals
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Marvel Rivals is currently the more played game: 82,837 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,448 for Counter-Strike: Source, about 24× more players. Marvel Rivals has been ahead for 78 days straight. Counter-Strike: Source counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 76%. Marvel Rivals is free to play, while Counter-Strike: Source costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Marvel Rivals leads 7 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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 15.2h in Counter-Strike: Source and 59.1h 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: Source
15.2h
average of 34 members
Marvel Rivals
59.1h
average of 80 members
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Player count history
Counter-Strike: SourceMarvel Rivals
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Marvel Rivals has had the higher daily player count for the last 78 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike: Source led 0 daysMarvel Rivals led 78 days
Days tracked
78
Current streak
78 days
Marvel Rivals
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
50%
Jun 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 78 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike: Source | Marvel Rivals |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,448 | 82,837 |
| 24-hour peak | 3,798 | 111,021 |
| 7-day average | 2,357 | 77,959 |
| 30-day average | 2,354 | 83,790 |
| 30-day trend | −71% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 37,913 | 197,430 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 69% positive |
| Total reviews | 192,835 | 410,462 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Nov 1, 2004 | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Counter-Strike: Source · Marvel Rivals · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Counter-Strike: Source | Marvel Rivals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 103,946 | 141,509 |
| May 2026 | 31,766 | 32,622 | 80,791 | 116,387 |
| Jun 2026 | 17,020 | 37,913 | 70,102 | 129,331 |
| Jul 2026 | 5,777 | 27,486 | 84,492 | 197,430 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 2,355 | 4,146 | 84,231 | 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: Source or Marvel Rivals?
Marvel Rivals currently has more players: 82,837 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,448 for Counter-Strike: Source, about 24× more players.
Is Counter-Strike: Source bigger than Marvel Rivals on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike: Source averaged 2,354 concurrent players and Marvel Rivals averaged 83,790. By that measure Marvel Rivals is currently the bigger game.
Has Counter-Strike: Source ever had more players than Marvel Rivals?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Marvel Rivals has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 78 days both games have been tracked.
Is Counter-Strike: Source better than Marvel Rivals?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike: Source rates higher: 96% positive across 192,835 reviews vs 76% across 410,462 for Marvel Rivals. Marvel Rivals has the larger player base right now (82,837 vs 3,448 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Counter-Strike: Source growing or declining on Steam?
Counter-Strike: Source averaged 2,354 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 71% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,913.
Is Marvel Rivals growing or declining on Steam?
Marvel Rivals averaged 83,790 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 197,430.