Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Dota 2 is currently the more played game: 786,942 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,859 for Eternal Return — about 100× more players. Dota 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 81% positive vs 76%. Across all tracked metrics, Dota 2 leads 7 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Dota 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 17 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
17
Current streak
17 days
Dota 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
98%
Aug 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 17 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Dota 2 | Eternal Return |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 786,942 | 7,859 |
| 24-hour peak | 872,176 | 19,245 |
| 7-day average | 584,578 | 10,968 |
| 30-day average | 553,650 | 8,740 |
| 30-day trend | +16% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 872,176 | 24,990 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 68% positive |
| Total reviews | 2,749,118 | 70,251 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 9, 2013 | Jul 19, 2023 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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| Month | Dota 2 | Eternal Return | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 298,625 | 342,850 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 446,221 | 662,198 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 467,074 | 867,138 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 546,077 | 861,607 | 8,200 | 24,990 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 641,679 | 872,176 | 10,694 | 19,409 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Dota 2 currently has more players: 786,942 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,859 for Eternal Return — about 100× more players.
Over the last 30 days Dota 2 averaged 553,650 concurrent players and Eternal Return averaged 8,740. By that measure Dota 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Dota 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 17 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Dota 2 rates higher: 81% positive across 2,749,118 reviews vs 76% across 70,251 for Eternal Return. Dota 2 has the larger player base right now (786,942 vs 7,859 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Dota 2 averaged 553,650 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 872,176.