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Destiny 2 vs Warframe
Warframe is the more played game right now: 77,364 players on Steam against 34,243 for Destiny 2, about 2.3× more players. Warframe has been ahead for 100 days straight, and has led on 115 days of the 146 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Warframe also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 79%. Across all tracked metrics, Warframe leads 7 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 364h in Destiny 2 and 409h in Warframe. 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.
Destiny 2
364h
average of 146 members
Warframe
409h
average of 172 members
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Destiny 2
23,046Warframe
76,603Daily averages · latest day · Warframe, 3.3× the players of Destiny 2
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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
Warframe has had the higher daily player count for the last 100 days. Destiny 2 last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Destiny 2 led 31 daysWarframe led 115 days
- Days tracked
- 146
- Current streak
- 100 days
- Warframe
- Lead changes
- 2
- Closest gap
- 2%
- Jul 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 146 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 | Destiny 2 | Warframe |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 34,243 | 77,364 |
| 24-hour peak | 34,243 | 104,805 |
| 7-day average | 27,714 | 59,888 |
| 30-day average | 24,581 | 58,315 |
| 30-day trend | +29% | +12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 167,568 | 157,274 |
| Steam reviews | 79% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 663,403 | 679,598 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 1, 2019 | Mar 25, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | 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).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Destiny 2 or Warframe?
Warframe currently has more players: 77,364 concurrent players on Steam vs 34,243 for Destiny 2, about 2.3× more players.
Is Destiny 2 bigger than Warframe on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Destiny 2 averaged 24,581 concurrent players and Warframe averaged 58,315. By that measure Warframe is currently the bigger game.
Has Destiny 2 ever had more players than Warframe?
Yes. Across the 146 days Coilr has tracked both games, Destiny 2 had the higher daily average on 31 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Warframe has led for the last 100 days.
Is Destiny 2 better than Warframe?
By Steam review score, Warframe rates higher: 88% positive across 679,598 reviews vs 79% across 663,403 for Destiny 2. Warframe has the larger player base right now (77,364 vs 34,243 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Destiny 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Destiny 2 averaged 24,581 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 29% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 167,568.
Is Warframe growing or declining on Steam?
Warframe averaged 58,315 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 157,274.
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