Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
NBA 2K26 is currently the more played game: 25,809 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 21,855 for Garry's Mod — about 18% more players. Garry's Mod counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 64%. Across all tracked metrics, NBA 2K26 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
NBA 2K26 has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — Garry's Mod last led on Jul 15, 2026.
Days tracked
53
Current streak
1 day
NBA 2K26
Lead changes
6
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 14, 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 | Garry's Mod | NBA 2K26 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,855 | 25,809 |
| 24-hour peak | 32,630 | 35,917 |
| 7-day average | 23,711 | 24,707 |
| 30-day average | 23,495 | 25,976 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 37,821 | 47,378 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 64% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 68% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,248,572 | 29,580 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Nov 28, 2006 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Price | $9.99 | $9.79 |
Full stats: Garry's Mod · NBA 2K26 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Garry's Mod | NBA 2K26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 15,423 | 20,907 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 21,092 | 37,821 | 28,957 | 47,378 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,156 | 36,690 | 26,093 | 45,480 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 23,684 | 35,551 | 26,088 | 46,741 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
NBA 2K26 currently has more players: 25,809 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,855 for Garry's Mod — about 18% more players.
Over the last 30 days Garry's Mod averaged 23,495 concurrent players and NBA 2K26 averaged 25,976. By that measure NBA 2K26 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 53 days Coilr has tracked both games, Garry's Mod had the higher daily average on 4 days, most recently on Jul 15, 2026. NBA 2K26 has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,248,572 reviews vs 64% across 29,580 for NBA 2K26. NBA 2K26 has the larger player base right now (25,809 vs 21,855 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Garry's Mod averaged 23,495 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,821.
NBA 2K26 averaged 25,976 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,378.