Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Dead Cells is currently the more played game: 2,106 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,290 for Mortal Kombat 11 — about 1.6× more players. Dead Cells also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Dead Cells leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Dead Cells | Mortal Kombat 11 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,106 | 1,290 |
| 24-hour peak | 3,081 | 2,128 |
| 7-day average | 1,953 | 1,537 |
| 30-day average | 1,949 | 1,537 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 3,081 | 2,128 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 181,812 | 115,362 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 6, 2018 | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Price | $24.99 | $49.99 |
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| Month | Dead Cells | Mortal Kombat 11 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 1,698 | 1,712 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,905 | 3,081 | 1,529 | 2,128 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Dead Cells currently has more players: 2,106 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,290 for Mortal Kombat 11 — about 1.6× more players.
Over the last 30 days Dead Cells averaged 1,949 concurrent players and Mortal Kombat 11 averaged 1,537. By that measure Dead Cells is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Dead Cells rates higher: 97% positive across 181,812 reviews vs 88% across 115,362 for Mortal Kombat 11. Dead Cells has the larger player base right now (2,106 vs 1,290 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.