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Euro Truck Simulator 2 vs Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Euro Truck Simulator 2 is currently the more played game: 46,052 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,979 for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition, about 12× more players. Euro Truck Simulator 2 has been ahead for 84 days straight. Euro Truck Simulator 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 83%. Euro Truck Simulator 2 is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Euro Truck Simulator 2 leads 10 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 512h in Euro Truck Simulator 2 and 20.7h in Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition. 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.
Euro Truck Simulator 2
512h
average of 57 members
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
20.7h
average of 40 members
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Player count history
Euro Truck Simulator 2Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Euro Truck Simulator 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 84 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Euro Truck Simulator 2 led 84 daysGrand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition led 0 days
Days tracked
84
Current streak
84 days
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
78%
Apr 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 84 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Euro Truck Simulator 2 | Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 46,052 | 3,979 |
| 24-hour peak | 49,117 | 4,809 |
| 7-day average | 28,709 | 2,926 |
| 30-day average | 27,273 | 3,146 |
| 30-day trend | −7% | −33% |
| Peak (tracked) | 55,067 | 8,484 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 83% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 86% positive |
| Total reviews | 937,728 | 201,747 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 12, 2012 | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Price | $4.99 (−75%) | $19.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Euro Truck Simulator 2 | Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,569 | 16,991 | 2,580 | 3,025 |
| May 2026 | 21,020 | 48,017 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 23,654 | 46,274 | 2,948 | 6,490 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,521 | 55,067 | 4,609 | 8,484 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 27,138 | 54,555 | 2,995 | 5,148 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Euro Truck Simulator 2 or Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition?
Euro Truck Simulator 2 currently has more players: 46,052 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,979 for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition, about 12× more players.
Is Euro Truck Simulator 2 bigger than Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Euro Truck Simulator 2 averaged 27,273 concurrent players and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition averaged 3,146. By that measure Euro Truck Simulator 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition ever had more players than Euro Truck Simulator 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Euro Truck Simulator 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 84 days both games have been tracked.
Is Euro Truck Simulator 2 better than Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition?
By Steam review score, Euro Truck Simulator 2 rates higher: 97% positive across 937,728 reviews vs 83% across 201,747 for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition. Euro Truck Simulator 2 has the larger player base right now (46,052 vs 3,979 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Euro Truck Simulator 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Euro Truck Simulator 2 averaged 27,273 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 55,067.
Is Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition growing or declining on Steam?
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition averaged 3,146 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 33% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 8,484.