Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
Crab Game is currently the more played game: 789 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 624 for POSTAL 2 — about 26% more players. POSTAL 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 91%. Crab Game is free to play, while POSTAL 2 costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Crab Game leads 5 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Crab Game has had the higher daily player count for the last 6 days — POSTAL 2 last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
6 days
Crab Game
Lead changes
6
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 12, 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 | POSTAL 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 789 | 624 |
| 24-hour peak | 842 | 674 |
| 7-day average | 700 | 601 |
| 30-day average | 693 | 601 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,071 | 1,189 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 151,277 | 135,601 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2021 | Nov 2, 2012 |
| Price | Free to play | $9.99 |
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| Month | Crab Game | POSTAL 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 712 | 1,071 | 597 | 1,189 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 682 | 963 | 658 | 1,087 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Crab Game currently has more players: 789 concurrent players on Steam vs 624 for POSTAL 2 — about 26% more players.
Over the last 30 days Crab Game averaged 693 concurrent players and POSTAL 2 averaged 601. By that measure Crab Game is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, POSTAL 2 had the higher daily average on 13 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Crab Game has led for the last 6 days.
By Steam review score, POSTAL 2 rates higher: 97% positive across 135,601 reviews vs 91% across 151,277 for Crab Game. Crab Game has the larger player base right now (789 vs 624 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.