Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Portal 2 is currently the more played game: 1,519 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 824 for Crab Game — about 1.8× more players. Portal 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 99% positive vs 91%. Crab Game is free to play, while Portal 2 costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Portal 2 leads 8 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Portal 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 37 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
37 days
Portal 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
40%
Jun 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 37 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crab Game | Portal 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 824 | 1,519 |
| 24-hour peak | 842 | 2,437 |
| 7-day average | 710 | 2,132 |
| 30-day average | 693 | 2,068 |
| 30-day trend | — | +45% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,071 | 3,960 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 99% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 151,277 | 463,359 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2021 | Apr 17, 2011 |
| Price | Free to play | $9.99 |
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| Month | Crab Game | Portal 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 1,328 | 1,743 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 1,329 | 1,986 |
| Jun 2026 | 712 | 1,071 | 1,658 | 3,790 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 683 | 963 | 2,355 | 3,960 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Portal 2 currently has more players: 1,519 concurrent players on Steam vs 824 for Crab Game — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days Crab Game averaged 693 concurrent players and Portal 2 averaged 2,068. By that measure Portal 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Portal 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 37 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Portal 2 rates higher: 99% positive across 463,359 reviews vs 91% across 151,277 for Crab Game. Portal 2 has the larger player base right now (1,519 vs 824 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Portal 2 averaged 2,068 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 45% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,960.