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Dota 2 vs Marvel Rivals
Dota 2 is the more played game right now: 654,467 players on Steam against 23,559 for Marvel Rivals, about 28× more players. Dota 2 has been ahead for 142 days straight.
Dota 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 80% positive vs 75%. Marvel Rivals is free to play. Across all tracked metrics, Dota 2 leads 9 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Dota 2 is read every 5 minutes, Marvel Rivals every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 589h in Dota 2 and 80.8h in Marvel Rivals. 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.
Dota 2
589h
average of 81 members
Marvel Rivals
80.8h
average of 164 members
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Dota 2
624,323Marvel Rivals
47,281Daily averages · latest day · Dota 2, 13× the players of Marvel Rivals
One point per day, averaged · Your time zone · drag or use arrow keys to read the lines
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Dota 2 is read every 5 minutes, Marvel Rivals every 10 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
Dota 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 142 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Dota 2 led 142 daysMarvel Rivals led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 142
- Current streak
- 142 days
- Dota 2
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 65%
- Apr 18, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 142 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 | Dota 2 | Marvel Rivals |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 654,467 | 23,559 |
| 24-hour peak | 869,845 | 69,739 |
| 7-day average | 611,367 | 53,652 |
| 30-day average | 582,922 | 65,758 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 963,976 | 197,430 |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 69% positive | 64% positive |
| Total reviews | 2,790,444 | 420,449 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | — |
| Release date | Jul 9, 2013 | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Price | — | 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).
| Month | Dota 2 | Marvel Rivals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 298,625 | 342,850 | 103,946 | 141,509 |
| May 2026 | 446,221 | 662,198 | 80,791 | 116,387 |
| Jun 2026 | 467,074 | 867,138 | 70,102 | 129,331 |
| Jul 2026 | 545,874 | 859,472 | 84,487 | 197,430 |
| Aug 2026 | 621,475 | 963,976 | 80,889 | 145,964 |
| Sep 2026 | 577,713 | 916,347 | 68,539 | 146,798 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 598,029 | 895,069 | 52,277 | 82,783 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Dota 2 or Marvel Rivals?
Dota 2 currently has more players: 654,467 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,559 for Marvel Rivals, about 28× more players.
Is Dota 2 bigger than Marvel Rivals on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Dota 2 averaged 582,922 concurrent players and Marvel Rivals averaged 65,758. By that measure Dota 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Marvel Rivals ever had more players than Dota 2?
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 142 days both games have been tracked.
Is Dota 2 better than Marvel Rivals?
By Steam review score, Dota 2 rates higher: 80% positive across 2,790,444 reviews vs 75% across 420,449 for Marvel Rivals. Dota 2 has the larger player base right now (654,467 vs 23,559 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Dota 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Dota 2 averaged 582,922 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 963,976.
Is Marvel Rivals growing or declining on Steam?
Marvel Rivals averaged 65,758 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 197,430.
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