Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Crosshair X is currently the more played game: 33,777 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 17,228 for NBA 2K26 — about 2.0× more players. Crosshair X also has the better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 64%. Across all tracked metrics, Crosshair X leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Crosshair X has had the higher daily player count for the last 54 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
54
Current streak
54 days
Crosshair X
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
13%
Jul 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 54 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crosshair X | NBA 2K26 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 33,777 | 17,228 |
| 24-hour peak | 44,666 | 35,367 |
| 7-day average | 35,745 | 22,938 |
| 30-day average | 35,950 | 25,682 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 51,684 | 47,378 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 64% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 68% positive |
| Total reviews | 43,908 | 30,243 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Aug 16, 2020 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Price | $1.99 | $9.79 |
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| Month | Crosshair X | NBA 2K26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 35,854 | 46,400 | 28,957 | 47,378 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,644 | 51,684 | 26,098 | 45,480 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 35,628 | 44,830 | 25,542 | 46,741 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Crosshair X currently has more players: 33,777 concurrent players on Steam vs 17,228 for NBA 2K26 — about 2.0× more players.
Over the last 30 days Crosshair X averaged 35,950 concurrent players and NBA 2K26 averaged 25,682. By that measure Crosshair X is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Crosshair X has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 54 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Crosshair X rates higher: 93% positive across 43,908 reviews vs 64% across 30,243 for NBA 2K26. Crosshair X has the larger player base right now (33,777 vs 17,228 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Crosshair X averaged 35,950 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 51,684.
NBA 2K26 averaged 25,682 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,378.