Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the more played game: 29,588 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 28,211 for Euro Truck Simulator 2 — a similar number of players. Across all tracked metrics, Euro Truck Simulator 2 leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Euro Truck Simulator 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 16 days — Left 4 Dead 2 last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Days tracked
101
Current streak
16 days
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Lead changes
15
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 101 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Euro Truck Simulator 2 | Left 4 Dead 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 28,211 | 29,588 |
| 24-hour peak | 45,030 | 40,658 |
| 7-day average | 29,662 | 26,713 |
| 30-day average | 29,308 | 28,555 |
| 30-day trend | +24% | +22% |
| Peak (tracked) | 55,121 | 45,866 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 932,959 | 1,048,482 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 12, 2012 | Nov 16, 2009 |
| Price | $19.99 | $9.99 |
Full stats: Euro Truck Simulator 2 · Left 4 Dead 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Euro Truck Simulator 2 | Left 4 Dead 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,569 | 16,991 | 27,856 | 35,260 |
| May 2026 | 21,020 | 48,017 | 29,374 | 41,078 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,637 | 46,274 | 24,174 | 43,221 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,907 | 55,121 | 28,178 | 45,866 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Left 4 Dead 2 currently has more players: 29,588 concurrent players on Steam vs 28,211 for Euro Truck Simulator 2 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Euro Truck Simulator 2 averaged 29,308 concurrent players and Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 28,555. By that measure Euro Truck Simulator 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 101 days Coilr has tracked both games, Left 4 Dead 2 had the higher daily average on 61 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Euro Truck Simulator 2 has led for the last 16 days.
By Steam review score, Left 4 Dead 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 1,048,482 reviews vs 97% across 932,959 for Euro Truck Simulator 2. Left 4 Dead 2 has the larger player base right now (29,588 vs 28,211 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Euro Truck Simulator 2 averaged 29,308 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 24% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 55,121.
Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 28,555 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 22% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,866.