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Dead by Daylight vs Rainbow Six Siege
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is currently the more played game: 80,039 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 58,670 for Dead by Daylight, about 36% more players. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 37 days of the 96 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 7 of 9.
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.
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Coilr members average 624h in Dead by Daylight and 485h 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
624h
average of 50 members
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
485h
average of 79 members
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Player count history
Dead by DaylightTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. Dead by Daylight last led on Aug 26, 2026.
Dead by Daylight led 59 daysTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege led 37 days
Days tracked
96
Current streak
1 day
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 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 96 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Dead by Daylight | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 58,670 | 80,039 |
| 24-hour peak | 74,509 | 82,079 |
| 7-day average | 51,034 | 62,908 |
| 30-day average | 58,679 | 59,641 |
| 30-day trend | −21% | +17% |
| Peak (tracked) | 169,957 | 118,579 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 76% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 928,372 | 1,543,029 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 14, 2016 | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
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Players by month
| 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 | 70,895 | 121,265 | 51,303 | 75,693 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 58,114 | 99,914 | 60,509 | 99,787 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Dead by Daylight or Rainbow Six Siege?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege currently has more players: 80,039 concurrent players on Steam vs 58,670 for Dead by Daylight, about 36% more players.
Is Dead by Daylight bigger than Rainbow Six Siege on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Dead by Daylight averaged 58,679 concurrent players and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 59,641. 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 96 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 1 day.
Is Dead by Daylight better than Rainbow Six Siege?
By Steam review score, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege rates higher: 82% positive across 1,543,029 reviews vs 78% across 928,372 for Dead by Daylight. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has the larger player base right now (80,039 vs 58,670 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 58,679 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 21% 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 59,641 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 118,579.
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