Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Counter-Strike is currently the more played game: 7,648 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,534 for Risk of Rain 2 — a similar number of players. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike leads 7 of 8.
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| Metric | Counter-Strike | Risk of Rain 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,648 | 7,534 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,470 | 8,632 |
| 7-day average | 8,100 | 7,100 |
| 30-day average | 8,056 | 6,352 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,900 | 10,659 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 260,501 | 349,892 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Price | $1.99 | $8.24 |
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| Month | Counter-Strike | Risk of Rain 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 6,817 | 6,817 |
| May 2026 | 11,355 | 11,957 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 7,987 | 12,900 | 5,743 | 9,630 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 8,234 | 12,803 | 7,293 | 10,659 |
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: 7,648 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,534 for Risk of Rain 2 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike averaged 8,056 concurrent players and Risk of Rain 2 averaged 6,352. By that measure Counter-Strike is currently the bigger game.