Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Dead by Daylight is currently the more played game: 70,424 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 13,785 for Escape the Backrooms, about 5× more players. Escape the Backrooms counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 78%. Escape the Backrooms is currently 20% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Dead by Daylight leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Dead by Daylight has had the higher daily player count for the last 27 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
27
Current streak
27 days
Dead by Daylight
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
72%
Jun 6, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 27 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Dead by Daylight | Escape the Backrooms |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 70,424 | 13,785 |
| 24-hour peak | 85,261 | 13,785 |
| 7-day average | 62,659 | 6,866 |
| 30-day average | 68,662 | 7,238 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | −49% |
| Peak (tracked) | 169,957 | 25,652 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 78% positive | 86% positive |
| Total reviews | 923,826 | 158,412 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 14, 2016 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Price | $19.99 | $7.99 (−20%) |
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| Month | Dead by Daylight | Escape the Backrooms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 41,665 | 44,573 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 57,631 | 82,318 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 71,430 | 169,957 | 12,067 | 25,652 |
| Jul 2026 | 70,911 | 121,834 | 7,013 | 14,079 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 61,768 | 85,261 | 7,551 | 14,237 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Dead by Daylight currently has more players: 70,424 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,785 for Escape the Backrooms, about 5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Dead by Daylight averaged 68,662 concurrent players and Escape the Backrooms averaged 7,238. By that measure Dead by Daylight is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Dead by Daylight has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 27 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Escape the Backrooms rates higher: 90% positive across 158,412 reviews vs 78% across 923,826 for Dead by Daylight. Dead by Daylight has the larger player base right now (70,424 vs 13,785 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Dead by Daylight averaged 68,662 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 169,957.
Escape the Backrooms averaged 7,238 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 49% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,652.