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Dead by Daylight vs Rainbow Six Siege
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is the more played game right now: 72,244 players on Steam against 47,593 for Dead by Daylight, about 1.5× more players. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has been ahead for 46 days straight, and has led on 82 days of the 141 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege also has the better Steam reviews: 82% positive vs 78%. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is free to play, while Dead by Daylight costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege leads 8 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 444h in Dead by Daylight and 354h in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. 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
444h
average of 91 members
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
354h
average of 165 members
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Dead by Daylight
54,391Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
66,588Daily averages · latest day · Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 22% 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
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has had the higher daily player count for the last 46 days. Dead by Daylight last led on Aug 26, 2026.
Dead by Daylight led 59 daysTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege led 82 days
- Days tracked
- 141
- Current streak
- 46 days
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
- Lead changes
- 6
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jun 14, 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 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 47,593 | 72,244 |
| 24-hour peak | 70,739 | 93,174 |
| 7-day average | 47,570 | 55,029 |
| 30-day average | 46,522 | 61,124 |
| 30-day trend | −14% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 169,957 | 120,709 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 73% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 938,939 | 1,561,165 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 14, 2016 | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Price | $19.99 | 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 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 41,665 | 44,573 | 73,613 | 89,588 |
| May 2026 | 57,631 | 82,318 | 66,480 | 87,338 |
| Jun 2026 | 71,430 | 169,957 | 62,610 | 118,579 |
| Jul 2026 | 70,906 | 121,265 | 51,307 | 75,693 |
| Aug 2026 | 58,226 | 99,853 | 61,123 | 103,423 |
| Sep 2026 | 48,082 | 76,113 | 65,363 | 120,709 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 45,499 | 72,177 | 57,148 | 96,161 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Dead by Daylight or Rainbow Six Siege?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege currently has more players: 72,244 concurrent players on Steam vs 47,593 for Dead by Daylight, about 1.5× more players.
Is Dead by Daylight bigger than Rainbow Six Siege on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Dead by Daylight averaged 46,522 concurrent players and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 61,124. By that measure Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is currently the bigger game.
Has Dead by Daylight ever had more players than Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege?
Yes. Across the 141 days Coilr has tracked both games, Dead by Daylight had the higher daily average on 59 days, most recently on Aug 26, 2026. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has led for the last 46 days.
Is Dead by Daylight better than Rainbow Six Siege?
By Steam review score, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege rates higher: 82% positive across 1,561,165 reviews vs 78% across 938,939 for Dead by Daylight. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has the larger player base right now (72,244 vs 47,593 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 46,522 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 169,957.
Is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege growing or declining on Steam?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 61,124 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 120,709.
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