Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Portal 2 is currently the more played game: 2,364 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,093 for DOOM — about 2.2× more players. Portal 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 99% positive vs 96%. Across all tracked metrics, Portal 2 leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Portal 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 39 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
39
Current streak
39 days
Portal 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
53%
Jul 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 39 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DOOM | Portal 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,093 | 2,364 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,237 | 2,537 |
| 7-day average | 868 | 1,993 |
| 30-day average | 758 | 2,091 |
| 30-day trend | +19% | +47% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,442 | 3,960 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 99% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 219,680 | 463,359 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | May 12, 2016 | Apr 17, 2011 |
| Price | $19.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | DOOM | Portal 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 1,328 | 1,743 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 1,329 | 1,986 |
| Jun 2026 | 651 | 1,284 | 1,659 | 3,790 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 837 | 1,442 | 2,316 | 3,960 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Portal 2 currently has more players: 2,364 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,093 for DOOM — about 2.2× more players.
Over the last 30 days DOOM averaged 758 concurrent players and Portal 2 averaged 2,091. By that measure Portal 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Portal 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 39 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Portal 2 rates higher: 99% positive across 463,359 reviews vs 96% across 219,680 for DOOM. Portal 2 has the larger player base right now (2,364 vs 1,093 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
DOOM averaged 758 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 19% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,442.
Portal 2 averaged 2,091 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 47% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,960.