Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Dota 2 is currently the more played game: 790,850 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 76,212 for Marvel Rivals, about 10× more players. Dota 2 has been ahead for 97 days straight. Dota 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 81% positive vs 76%. Across all tracked metrics, Dota 2 leads 8 of 9.
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.
Coilr members average 719h in Dota 2 and 58.4h 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
719h
average of 41 members

Marvel Rivals
58.4h
average of 81 members
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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 97 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
97
Current streak
97 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 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 97 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Dota 2 | Marvel Rivals |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 790,850 | 76,212 |
| 24-hour peak | 865,555 | 103,160 |
| 7-day average | 638,947 | 76,621 |
| 30-day average | 606,872 | 83,170 |
| 30-day trend | +11% | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,003,965 | 197,430 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 69% positive |
| Total reviews | 2,761,913 | 410,462 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | — |
| Release date | Jul 9, 2013 | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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| 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 | 546,302 | 861,607 | 84,487 | 197,430 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 615,713 | 1,003,965 | 83,604 | 145,964 |
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: 790,850 concurrent players on Steam vs 76,212 for Marvel Rivals, about 10× more players.
Over the last 30 days Dota 2 averaged 606,872 concurrent players and Marvel Rivals averaged 83,170. 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 97 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Dota 2 rates higher: 81% positive across 2,761,913 reviews vs 76% across 410,462 for Marvel Rivals. Dota 2 has the larger player base right now (790,850 vs 76,212 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Dota 2 averaged 606,872 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,003,965.
Marvel Rivals averaged 83,170 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 197,430.