Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 is currently the more played game: 71,748 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 47,160 for Team Fortress 2 — about 1.5× more players. Team Fortress 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 49%. Team Fortress 2 is free to play, while EA SPORTS FC™ 26 costs $13.99. Across all tracked metrics, EA SPORTS FC™ 26 leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 has had the higher daily player count for the last 44 days — Team Fortress 2 last led on Jun 2, 2026.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
44 days
EA SPORTS FC™ 26
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | Team Fortress 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 71,748 | 47,160 |
| 24-hour peak | 124,886 | 54,222 |
| 7-day average | 102,313 | 47,365 |
| 30-day average | 94,884 | 43,525 |
| 30-day trend | +65% | −8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 150,019 | 71,002 |
| Steam reviews | 49% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 62% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 87,432 | 1,241,053 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 24, 2025 | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Price | $13.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: EA SPORTS FC™ 26 · Team Fortress 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | Team Fortress 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 76,905 | 76,905 | 44,663 | 52,995 |
| May 2026 | 49,953 | 77,563 | 48,944 | 59,895 |
| Jun 2026 | 74,072 | 141,904 | 44,601 | 61,125 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 99,446 | 150,019 | 44,635 | 71,002 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 currently has more players: 71,748 concurrent players on Steam vs 47,160 for Team Fortress 2 — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days EA SPORTS FC™ 26 averaged 94,884 concurrent players and Team Fortress 2 averaged 43,525. By that measure EA SPORTS FC™ 26 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 50 days Coilr has tracked both games, Team Fortress 2 had the higher daily average on 4 days, most recently on Jun 2, 2026. EA SPORTS FC™ 26 has led for the last 44 days.
By Steam review score, Team Fortress 2 rates higher: 91% positive across 1,241,053 reviews vs 49% across 87,432 for EA SPORTS FC™ 26. EA SPORTS FC™ 26 has the larger player base right now (71,748 vs 47,160 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 averaged 94,884 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 65% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 150,019.
Team Fortress 2 averaged 43,525 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,002.