Alpha·Early access · all features free
Counter-Strike vs Counter-Strike: Source
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Counter-Strike is currently the more played game: 11,086 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,448 for Counter-Strike: Source, about 3× more players. Counter-Strike has been ahead for 46 days straight, and has led on 47 days of the 78 days Coilr has tracked both games. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike 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 16.4h in Counter-Strike and 15.2h in Counter-Strike: Source. 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
16.4h
average of 25 members
Counter-Strike: Source
15.2h
average of 34 members
See my hours in both
Free · read-only via Steam OpenID · no password · delete anytime
Player count history
Counter-StrikeCounter-Strike: Source
Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Counter-Strike has had the higher daily player count for the last 46 days. Counter-Strike: Source last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Counter-Strike led 47 daysCounter-Strike: Source led 31 days
Days tracked
78
Current streak
46 days
Counter-Strike
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
5%
Jul 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 | Counter-Strike: Source |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,086 | 3,448 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,026 | 3,798 |
| 7-day average | 7,964 | 2,357 |
| 30-day average | 7,888 | 2,354 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | −71% |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,838 | 37,913 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 261,270 | 192,835 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 1, 2000 | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
Full stats: Counter-Strike · Counter-Strike: Source · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Counter-Strike | Counter-Strike: Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 11,355 | 11,957 | 31,766 | 32,622 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,005 | 12,838 | 17,020 | 37,913 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,942 | 12,789 | 5,777 | 27,486 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 7,902 | 12,462 | 2,355 | 4,146 |
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 or Counter-Strike: Source?
Counter-Strike currently has more players: 11,086 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,448 for Counter-Strike: Source, about 3× more players.
Is Counter-Strike bigger than Counter-Strike: Source on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike averaged 7,888 concurrent players and Counter-Strike: Source averaged 2,354. By that measure Counter-Strike is currently the bigger game.
Has Counter-Strike: Source ever had more players than Counter-Strike?
Yes. Across the 78 days Coilr has tracked both games, Counter-Strike: Source had the higher daily average on 31 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Counter-Strike has led for the last 46 days.
Is Counter-Strike better than Counter-Strike: Source?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike rates higher: 97% positive across 261,270 reviews vs 96% across 192,835 for Counter-Strike: Source. Counter-Strike has the larger player base right now (11,086 vs 3,448 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Counter-Strike growing or declining on Steam?
Counter-Strike averaged 7,888 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 12,838.
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.