Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
PAYDAY 2 is currently the more played game: 32,245 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 29,806 for eFootball™ — a similar number of players. PAYDAY 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 51%. eFootball™ is free to play, while PAYDAY 2 costs $4.99 (−50%). Across all tracked metrics, PAYDAY 2 leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
PAYDAY 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 58 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
58
Current streak
58 days
PAYDAY 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
20%
Jul 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 58 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | eFootball™ | PAYDAY 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 29,806 | 32,245 |
| 24-hour peak | 32,141 | 33,447 |
| 7-day average | 20,311 | 30,190 |
| 30-day average | 17,872 | 30,481 |
| 30-day trend | +6% | +6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 33,347 | 36,219 |
| Steam reviews | 51% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 71% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 113,469 | 673,674 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 29, 2021 | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | $4.99 (−50%) |
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| Month | eFootball™ | PAYDAY 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 16,764 | 26,468 |
| May 2026 | 17,380 | 23,710 | 25,803 | 33,915 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,773 | 32,935 | 29,002 | 35,496 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 18,081 | 33,347 | 30,481 | 36,219 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
PAYDAY 2 currently has more players: 32,245 concurrent players on Steam vs 29,806 for eFootball™ — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days eFootball™ averaged 17,872 concurrent players and PAYDAY 2 averaged 30,481. By that measure PAYDAY 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: PAYDAY 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 58 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, PAYDAY 2 rates higher: 89% positive across 673,674 reviews vs 51% across 113,469 for eFootball™. PAYDAY 2 has the larger player base right now (32,245 vs 29,806 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
eFootball™ averaged 17,872 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 33,347.
PAYDAY 2 averaged 30,481 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,219.