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Dead by Daylight vs Left 4 Dead 2
Dead by Daylight is the more played game right now: 64,100 players on Steam against 47,290 for Left 4 Dead 2, about 36% more players. Dead by Daylight has been ahead for 139 days straight.
Left 4 Dead 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 78%. Left 4 Dead 2 is currently 80% off on Steam.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 464h in Dead by Daylight and 123h in Left 4 Dead 2. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Dead by Daylight
464h
average of 82 members
Left 4 Dead 2
123h
average of 204 members
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Dead by Daylight
50,508Left 4 Dead 2
31,163Daily averages · latest day · Dead by Daylight, 62% ahead of Left 4 Dead 2
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Dead by Daylight has had the higher daily player count for the last 139 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Dead by Daylight led 139 daysLeft 4 Dead 2 led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 139
- Current streak
- 139 days
- Dead by Daylight
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 17%
- Oct 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 139 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Dead by Daylight | Left 4 Dead 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 64,100 | 47,290 |
| 24-hour peak | 72,177 | 48,377 |
| 7-day average | 42,108 | 32,705 |
| 30-day average | 46,762 | 26,205 |
| 30-day trend | −16% | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 169,957 | 49,848 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 73% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 937,061 | 1,061,010 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 14, 2016 | Nov 16, 2009 |
| Price | $7.99 (−60%) | $1.99 (−80%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Dead by Daylight | Left 4 Dead 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 41,665 | 44,573 | 27,856 | 35,260 |
| May 2026 | 57,631 | 82,318 | 29,374 | 41,078 |
| Jun 2026 | 71,430 | 169,957 | 24,185 | 43,172 |
| Jul 2026 | 70,906 | 121,265 | 28,131 | 45,305 |
| Aug 2026 | 58,226 | 99,853 | 25,860 | 41,038 |
| Sep 2026 | 48,065 | 76,113 | 22,668 | 40,106 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 42,131 | 72,177 | 32,201 | 49,848 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Dead by Daylight or Left 4 Dead 2?
Dead by Daylight currently has more players: 64,100 concurrent players on Steam vs 47,290 for Left 4 Dead 2, about 36% more players.
Is Dead by Daylight bigger than Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Dead by Daylight averaged 46,762 concurrent players and Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 26,205. By that measure Dead by Daylight is currently the bigger game.
Has Left 4 Dead 2 ever had more players than Dead by Daylight?
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 139 days both games have been tracked.
Is Dead by Daylight better than Left 4 Dead 2?
By Steam review score, Left 4 Dead 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 1,061,010 reviews vs 78% across 937,061 for Dead by Daylight. Dead by Daylight has the larger player base right now (64,100 vs 47,290 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Dead by Daylight growing or declining on Steam?
Dead by Daylight averaged 46,762 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 169,957.
Is Left 4 Dead 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 26,205 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,848.
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