Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
It Takes Two is currently the more played game: 14,181 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,901 for Counter-Strike — about 43% more players. Counter-Strike counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 95%. Across all tracked metrics, It Takes Two leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike | It Takes Two |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,901 | 14,181 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,851 | 19,137 |
| 7-day average | 7,683 | 8,250 |
| 30-day average | 7,961 | 8,179 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,838 | 19,137 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 95% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 260,681 | 265,142 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 31, 2000 | Mar 25, 2021 |
| Price | $9.99 | $39.99 |
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| Month | Counter-Strike | It Takes Two | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 11,355 | 11,957 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 7,990 | 12,838 | 1,911 | 3,203 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,966 | 12,803 | 7,853 | 19,137 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
It Takes Two currently has more players: 14,181 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,901 for Counter-Strike — about 43% more players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike averaged 7,961 concurrent players and It Takes Two averaged 8,179. By that measure It Takes Two is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike rates higher: 97% positive across 260,681 reviews vs 95% across 265,142 for It Takes Two. It Takes Two has the larger player base right now (14,181 vs 9,901 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Counter-Strike averaged 7,961 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 12,838.