Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Marvel Rivals is currently the more played game: 48,208 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 30,668 for Football Manager 26 — about 1.6× more players. Marvel Rivals also has the better Steam reviews: 76% positive vs 34%. Marvel Rivals is free to play, while Football Manager 26 costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Marvel Rivals leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Marvel Rivals has had the higher daily player count for the last 50 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
50 days
Marvel Rivals
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
45%
Jun 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Football Manager 26 | Marvel Rivals |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 30,668 | 48,208 |
| 24-hour peak | 38,941 | 128,771 |
| 7-day average | 29,801 | 102,078 |
| 30-day average | 29,573 | 80,548 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | +18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 52,839 | 197,450 |
| Steam reviews | 34% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 52% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 34,030 | 398,876 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | — |
| Release date | Nov 3, 2025 | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Price | $29.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Football Manager 26 · Marvel Rivals · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Football Manager 26 | Marvel Rivals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 103,946 | 141,509 |
| May 2026 | 33,572 | 52,839 | 80,791 | 116,387 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,307 | 51,305 | 70,047 | 129,331 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,599 | 47,555 | 85,869 | 197,450 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Marvel Rivals currently has more players: 48,208 concurrent players on Steam vs 30,668 for Football Manager 26 — about 1.6× more players.
Over the last 30 days Football Manager 26 averaged 29,573 concurrent players and Marvel Rivals averaged 80,548. By that measure Marvel Rivals is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Marvel Rivals has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 50 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Marvel Rivals rates higher: 76% positive across 398,876 reviews vs 34% across 34,030 for Football Manager 26. Marvel Rivals has the larger player base right now (48,208 vs 30,668 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Football Manager 26 averaged 29,573 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,839.
Marvel Rivals averaged 80,548 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 197,450.