Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Delta Force is currently the more played game: 42,320 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 40,214 for Hearts of Iron IV — a similar number of players. Hearts of Iron IV counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 58%. Delta Force is free to play, while Hearts of Iron IV costs $49.99. Across all tracked metrics, Delta Force leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Delta Force has had the higher daily player count for the last 51 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
51
Current streak
51 days
Delta Force
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
16%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 51 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Delta Force | Hearts of Iron IV |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 42,320 | 40,214 |
| 24-hour peak | 127,444 | 54,309 |
| 7-day average | 73,585 | 39,304 |
| 30-day average | 72,890 | 39,963 |
| 30-day trend | +9% | +8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 149,617 | 71,856 |
| Steam reviews | 58% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 54% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 189,220 | 371,532 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 3, 2024 | Jun 5, 2016 |
| Price | Free to play | $49.99 |
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| Month | Delta Force | Hearts of Iron IV | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 23,165 | 31,767 |
| May 2026 | 74,786 | 141,778 | 33,728 | 60,597 |
| Jun 2026 | 67,686 | 149,617 | 38,452 | 71,856 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 74,719 | 144,671 | 39,444 | 62,926 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Delta Force currently has more players: 42,320 concurrent players on Steam vs 40,214 for Hearts of Iron IV — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Delta Force averaged 72,890 concurrent players and Hearts of Iron IV averaged 39,963. By that measure Delta Force is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Delta Force has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 51 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Hearts of Iron IV rates higher: 90% positive across 371,532 reviews vs 58% across 189,220 for Delta Force. Delta Force has the larger player base right now (42,320 vs 40,214 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Delta Force averaged 72,890 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 149,617.
Hearts of Iron IV averaged 39,963 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,856.