Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Counter-Strike is currently the more played game: 4,358 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,306 for Dying Light — about 32% more players. Counter-Strike also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 95%. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike leads 7 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike | Dying Light |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,358 | 3,306 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,499 | 6,253 |
| 7-day average | 7,936 | 5,357 |
| 30-day average | 7,964 | 4,775 |
| 30-day trend | — | +19% |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,900 | 9,726 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 95% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 260,681 | 490,818 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 31, 2000 | Jan 25, 2015 |
| Price | $9.99 | $24.99 |
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| Month | Counter-Strike | Dying Light | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 3,110 | 4,548 |
| May 2026 | 11,355 | 11,957 | 3,583 | 8,662 |
| Jun 2026 | 7,987 | 12,900 | 4,005 | 8,575 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 8,064 | 12,803 | 5,594 | 9,726 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Counter-Strike currently has more players: 4,358 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,306 for Dying Light — about 32% more players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike averaged 7,964 concurrent players and Dying Light averaged 4,775. By that measure Counter-Strike is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike rates higher: 97% positive across 260,681 reviews vs 95% across 490,818 for Dying Light. Counter-Strike has the larger player base right now (4,358 vs 3,306 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Dying Light averaged 4,775 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 19% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,726.