Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure games.
Don't Starve is currently the more played game: 2,397 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,944 for Portal 2 — about 23% more players. Portal 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 99% positive vs 97%. Across all tracked metrics, Portal 2 leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Don't Starve | Portal 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,397 | 1,944 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,401 | 2,694 |
| 7-day average | 1,583 | 1,895 |
| 30-day average | 1,583 | 2,120 |
| 30-day trend | — | +51% |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,401 | 3,960 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 99% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 113,174 | 463,359 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 23, 2013 | Apr 17, 2011 |
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Don't Starve | Portal 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 1,328 | 1,743 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 1,329 | 1,986 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 1,659 | 3,790 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,602 | 2,401 | 2,270 | 3,960 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Don't Starve currently has more players: 2,397 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,944 for Portal 2 — about 23% more players.
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve averaged 1,583 concurrent players and Portal 2 averaged 2,120. By that measure Portal 2 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Portal 2 rates higher: 99% positive across 463,359 reviews vs 97% across 113,174 for Don't Starve. Don't Starve has the larger player base right now (2,397 vs 1,944 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Portal 2 averaged 2,120 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 51% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,960.