Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Football Manager 26 is currently the more played game: 46,992 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 34,911 for HELLDIVERS™ 2 — about 35% more players. HELLDIVERS™ 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 75% positive vs 34%. Across all tracked metrics, HELLDIVERS™ 2 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Football Manager 26 has had the higher daily player count for the last 16 days — HELLDIVERS™ 2 last led on Jul 3, 2026.
Days tracked
53
Current streak
16 days
Football Manager 26
Lead changes
6
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 53 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Football Manager 26 | HELLDIVERS™ 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 46,992 | 34,911 |
| 24-hour peak | 46,992 | 37,613 |
| 7-day average | 30,278 | 26,843 |
| 30-day average | 29,921 | 27,264 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | +7% |
| Peak (tracked) | 52,839 | 57,878 |
| Steam reviews | 34% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 53% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 34,278 | 1,150,883 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 3, 2025 | Feb 7, 2024 |
| Price | $29.99 | $39.99 |
Full stats: Football Manager 26 · HELLDIVERS™ 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Football Manager 26 | HELLDIVERS™ 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 39,500 | 57,878 |
| May 2026 | 33,572 | 52,839 | 29,162 | 51,221 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,328 | 51,305 | 25,501 | 44,971 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 30,072 | 47,555 | 27,794 | 43,979 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Football Manager 26 currently has more players: 46,992 concurrent players on Steam vs 34,911 for HELLDIVERS™ 2 — about 35% more players.
Over the last 30 days Football Manager 26 averaged 29,921 concurrent players and HELLDIVERS™ 2 averaged 27,264. By that measure Football Manager 26 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 53 days Coilr has tracked both games, HELLDIVERS™ 2 had the higher daily average on 4 days, most recently on Jul 3, 2026. Football Manager 26 has led for the last 16 days.
By Steam review score, HELLDIVERS™ 2 rates higher: 75% positive across 1,150,883 reviews vs 34% across 34,278 for Football Manager 26. Football Manager 26 has the larger player base right now (46,992 vs 34,911 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Football Manager 26 averaged 29,921 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,839.
HELLDIVERS™ 2 averaged 27,264 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 57,878.