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Fallout 4 vs Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the more played game right now: 32,936 players on Steam against 11,118 for Fallout 4, about 3× more players. Red Dead Redemption 2 has been ahead for 170 days straight.
Red Dead Redemption 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 81%. Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Red Dead Redemption 2 leads 9 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Fallout 4 is read every 10 minutes, Red Dead Redemption 2 every 5 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 66.6h in Fallout 4 and 64.0h in Red Dead Redemption 2. 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.
Fallout 4
66.6h
average of 106 members
Red Dead Redemption 2
64.0h
average of 116 members
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Fallout 4
9,514Red Dead Redemption 2
28,734Daily averages · latest day · Red Dead Redemption 2, 3.0× the players of Fallout 4
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Fallout 4 is read every 10 minutes, Red Dead Redemption 2 every 5 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Red Dead Redemption 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 170 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Fallout 4 led 0 daysRed Dead Redemption 2 led 170 days
- Days tracked
- 170
- Current streak
- 170 days
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 37%
- May 11, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 170 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Fallout 4 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,118 | 32,936 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,095 | 39,364 |
| 7-day average | 10,379 | 30,034 |
| 30-day average | 10,458 | 30,650 |
| 30-day trend | −11% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 18,815 | 61,163 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 429,579 | 923,692 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 9, 2015 | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Price | $7.99 (−60%) | $14.99 (−75%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Fallout 4 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 11,732 | 13,926 | 21,711 | 28,989 |
| May 2026 | 10,898 | 14,354 | 25,794 | 44,913 |
| Jun 2026 | 10,349 | 16,099 | 24,911 | 45,957 |
| Jul 2026 | 11,150 | 17,496 | 32,758 | 52,234 |
| Aug 2026 | 11,869 | 18,815 | 27,059 | 59,095 |
| Sep 2026 | 10,628 | 16,936 | 31,629 | 61,163 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 10,346 | 16,284 | 29,614 | 50,161 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Fallout 4 or Red Dead Redemption 2?
Red Dead Redemption 2 currently has more players: 32,936 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,118 for Fallout 4, about 3× more players.
Is Fallout 4 bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Fallout 4 averaged 10,458 concurrent players and Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 30,650. By that measure Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Fallout 4 ever had more players than Red Dead Redemption 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Red Dead Redemption 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 170 days both games have been tracked.
Is Fallout 4 better than Red Dead Redemption 2?
By Steam review score, Red Dead Redemption 2 rates higher: 93% positive across 923,692 reviews vs 81% across 429,579 for Fallout 4. Red Dead Redemption 2 has the larger player base right now (32,936 vs 11,118 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Fallout 4 growing or declining on Steam?
Fallout 4 averaged 10,458 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,815.
Is Red Dead Redemption 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 30,650 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 61,163.
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