Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Crusader Kings III is currently the more played game: 22,821 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 21,335 for PAYDAY 2 — a similar number of players. PAYDAY 2 is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, PAYDAY 2 leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
PAYDAY 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 46 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
46
Current streak
46 days
PAYDAY 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
27%
Jul 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 46 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crusader Kings III | PAYDAY 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 22,821 | 21,335 |
| 24-hour peak | 23,249 | 33,838 |
| 7-day average | 19,513 | 30,637 |
| 30-day average | 18,109 | 29,784 |
| 30-day trend | +7% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,001 | 36,219 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 86% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 141,353 | 673,332 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 12, 2013 |
| Price | $49.99 | $4.99 (−50%) |
Full stats: Crusader Kings III · PAYDAY 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Crusader Kings III | PAYDAY 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 16,764 | 26,468 |
| May 2026 | 18,238 | 25,816 | 25,803 | 33,915 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,732 | 27,329 | 28,894 | 35,762 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 19,387 | 29,001 | 30,732 | 36,219 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Crusader Kings III currently has more players: 22,821 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,335 for PAYDAY 2 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Crusader Kings III averaged 18,109 concurrent players and PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,784. By that measure PAYDAY 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: PAYDAY 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 46 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Crusader Kings III rates higher: 90% positive across 141,353 reviews vs 89% across 673,332 for PAYDAY 2. Crusader Kings III has the larger player base right now (22,821 vs 21,335 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Crusader Kings III averaged 18,109 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,001.
PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,784 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,219.