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Dead by Daylight vs Marvel Rivals
Dead by Daylight is the more played game right now: 62,610 players on Steam against 58,956 for Marvel Rivals, a similar number of players. Marvel Rivals has been ahead for 2 days straight, and has led on 122 days of the 141 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Dead by Daylight also has the better Steam reviews: 78% positive vs 75%. Marvel Rivals is free to play, while Dead by Daylight costs $7.99 (−60%). Across all tracked metrics, Marvel Rivals leads 5 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 452h in Dead by Daylight and 80.6h in Marvel Rivals. 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
452h
average of 85 members
Marvel Rivals
80.6h
average of 165 members
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Dead by Daylight
46,561Marvel Rivals
50,540Daily averages · latest day · Marvel Rivals, 9% ahead of Dead by Daylight
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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
Marvel Rivals has had the higher daily player count for the last 2 days. Dead by Daylight last led on Oct 7, 2026.
Dead by Daylight led 19 daysMarvel Rivals led 122 days
- Days tracked
- 141
- Current streak
- 2 days
- Marvel Rivals
- Lead changes
- 8
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jun 18, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 141 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 | Marvel Rivals |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 62,610 | 58,956 |
| 24-hour peak | 63,577 | 69,739 |
| 7-day average | 45,235 | 53,745 |
| 30-day average | 46,492 | 65,775 |
| 30-day trend | −16% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 169,957 | 197,430 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 73% positive | 64% positive |
| Total reviews | 937,061 | 420,449 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Jun 14, 2016 | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Price | $7.99 (−60%) | Free to play |
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 | Marvel Rivals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 41,665 | 44,573 | 103,946 | 141,509 |
| May 2026 | 57,631 | 82,318 | 80,791 | 116,387 |
| Jun 2026 | 71,430 | 169,957 | 70,102 | 129,331 |
| Jul 2026 | 70,906 | 121,265 | 84,487 | 197,430 |
| Aug 2026 | 58,226 | 99,853 | 80,889 | 145,964 |
| Sep 2026 | 48,079 | 76,113 | 68,539 | 146,798 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 43,459 | 72,177 | 52,316 | 82,783 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Dead by Daylight or Marvel Rivals?
Dead by Daylight currently has more players: 62,610 concurrent players on Steam vs 58,956 for Marvel Rivals, a similar number of players.
Is Dead by Daylight bigger than Marvel Rivals on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Dead by Daylight averaged 46,492 concurrent players and Marvel Rivals averaged 65,775. By that measure Marvel Rivals is currently the bigger game.
Has Dead by Daylight ever had more players than Marvel Rivals?
Yes. Across the 141 days Coilr has tracked both games, Dead by Daylight had the higher daily average on 19 days, most recently on Oct 7, 2026. Marvel Rivals has led for the last 2 days.
Is Dead by Daylight better than Marvel Rivals?
By Steam review score, Dead by Daylight rates higher: 78% positive across 937,061 reviews vs 75% across 420,449 for Marvel Rivals. Dead by Daylight has the larger player base right now (62,610 vs 58,956 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 46,492 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 169,957.
Is Marvel Rivals growing or declining on Steam?
Marvel Rivals averaged 65,775 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 197,430.
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