Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Half-Life is currently the more played game: 881 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 743 for Far Cry 3 — about 19% more players. Half-Life also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Half-Life leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Half-Life has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — Far Cry 3 last led on Jul 18, 2026.
Days tracked
17
Current streak
1 day
Half-Life
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
7%
Jul 18, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 17 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Far Cry 3 | Half-Life |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 743 | 881 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,349 | 1,202 |
| 7-day average | 918 | 852 |
| 30-day average | 918 | 928 |
| 30-day trend | — | +34% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,349 | 1,690 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 72% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 131,450 | 162,552 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 4, 2012 | Nov 18, 1998 |
| Price | $19.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Far Cry 3 | Half-Life | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 366 | 456 | 650 | 817 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 669 | 953 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 781 | 1,603 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 922 | 1,349 | 979 | 1,690 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Half-Life currently has more players: 881 concurrent players on Steam vs 743 for Far Cry 3 — about 19% more players.
Over the last 30 days Far Cry 3 averaged 918 concurrent players and Half-Life averaged 928. By that measure Half-Life is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 17 days Coilr has tracked both games, Far Cry 3 had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on Jul 18, 2026. Half-Life has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, Half-Life rates higher: 97% positive across 162,552 reviews vs 88% across 131,450 for Far Cry 3. Half-Life has the larger player base right now (881 vs 743 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Half-Life averaged 928 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 34% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,690.