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Counter-Strike vs Destiny 2
Destiny 2 is the more played game right now: 21,406 players on Steam against 11,034 for Counter-Strike, about 1.9× more players. Destiny 2 has been ahead for 122 days straight.
Counter-Strike counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 79%. Destiny 2 is free to play, while Counter-Strike costs $1.99 (−80%). Across all tracked metrics, Destiny 2 leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 21.3h in Counter-Strike and 376h in Destiny 2. 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
21.3h
average of 50 members
Destiny 2
376h
average of 133 members
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Counter-Strike
8,262Destiny 2
24,500Daily averages · latest day · Destiny 2, 3.0× the players of Counter-Strike
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read 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
Destiny 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 122 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike led 0 daysDestiny 2 led 122 days
- Days tracked
- 122
- Current streak
- 122 days
- Destiny 2
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 4%
- May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 122 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 | Destiny 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,034 | 21,406 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,405 | 34,638 |
| 7-day average | 8,616 | 27,191 |
| 30-day average | 8,121 | 20,907 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,296 | 167,568 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 79% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 262,024 | 662,897 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 1, 2000 | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Price | $1.99 (−80%) | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Counter-Strike | Destiny 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 9,105 | 10,817 |
| May 2026 | 11,355 | 11,957 | 11,236 | 17,772 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,005 | 12,838 | 68,313 | 167,568 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,945 | 12,789 | 49,843 | 93,761 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,957 | 12,576 | 25,108 | 46,498 |
| Sep 2026 | 7,965 | 13,254 | 17,480 | 37,404 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 8,521 | 14,296 | 25,635 | 41,110 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Counter-Strike or Destiny 2?
Destiny 2 currently has more players: 21,406 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,034 for Counter-Strike, about 1.9× more players.
Is Counter-Strike bigger than Destiny 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike averaged 8,121 concurrent players and Destiny 2 averaged 20,907. By that measure Destiny 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Counter-Strike ever had more players than Destiny 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Destiny 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 122 days both games have been tracked.
Is Counter-Strike better than Destiny 2?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike rates higher: 97% positive across 262,024 reviews vs 79% across 662,897 for Destiny 2. Destiny 2 has the larger player base right now (21,406 vs 11,034 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Counter-Strike growing or declining on Steam?
Counter-Strike averaged 8,121 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,296.
Is Destiny 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Destiny 2 averaged 20,907 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 167,568.
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