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Euro Truck Simulator 2 vs GTA 5 Legacy
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is currently the more played game: 30,867 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 13,141 for Euro Truck Simulator 2, about 2.3× more players. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has been ahead for 154 days straight. Euro Truck Simulator 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy leads 7 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 399h in Euro Truck Simulator 2 and 391h in Grand Theft Auto V Legacy. 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
399h
average of 76 members
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
391h
average of 109 members
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Player count history
Euro Truck Simulator 2Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily player count for the last 154 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Euro Truck Simulator 2 led 0 daysGrand Theft Auto V Legacy led 154 days
Days tracked
154
Current streak
154 days
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
46%
Sep 13, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 154 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Euro Truck Simulator 2 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 13,141 | 30,867 |
| 24-hour peak | 37,911 | 67,350 |
| 7-day average | 27,669 | 49,364 |
| 30-day average | 28,976 | 54,578 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 55,067 | 105,399 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 942,125 | 2,077,493 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 12, 2012 | Apr 13, 2015 |
| Price | $19.99 | — |
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Players by month
| Month | Euro Truck Simulator 2 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,569 | 16,991 | 35,350 | 85,977 |
| May 2026 | 21,020 | 48,017 | 50,474 | 92,488 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,654 | 46,274 | 68,517 | 105,399 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,524 | 55,067 | 69,055 | 101,733 |
| Aug 2026 | 27,765 | 54,555 | 62,781 | 96,860 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 25,066 | 48,275 | 50,513 | 84,716 |
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 GTA 5 Legacy?
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy currently has more players: 30,867 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,141 for Euro Truck Simulator 2, about 2.3× more players.
Is Euro Truck Simulator 2 bigger than GTA 5 Legacy on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Euro Truck Simulator 2 averaged 28,976 concurrent players and Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 54,578. By that measure Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is currently the bigger game.
Has Euro Truck Simulator 2 ever had more players than Grand Theft Auto V Legacy?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 154 days both games have been tracked.
Is Euro Truck Simulator 2 better than GTA 5 Legacy?
By Steam review score, Euro Truck Simulator 2 rates higher: 97% positive across 942,125 reviews vs 88% across 2,077,493 for Grand Theft Auto V Legacy. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has the larger player base right now (30,867 vs 13,141 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 28,976 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 55,067.
Is Grand Theft Auto V Legacy growing or declining on Steam?
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 54,578 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 105,399.
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