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GTA 5 Legacy vs Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is the more played game right now: 58,577 players on Steam against 39,674 for Red Dead Redemption 2, about 48% more players. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has been ahead for 180 days straight.
Red Dead Redemption 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 88%. Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 338h in Grand Theft Auto V Legacy and 65.0h 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.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
338h
average of 154 members
Red Dead Redemption 2
65.0h
average of 127 members
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Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
46,751Red Dead Redemption 2
31,799Daily averages · latest day · Grand Theft Auto V Legacy, 47% ahead of Red Dead Redemption 2
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read 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
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily player count for the last 180 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy led 180 daysRed Dead Redemption 2 led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 180
- Current streak
- 180 days
- Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 14%
- May 24, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 180 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 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 58,577 | 39,674 |
| 24-hour peak | 80,147 | 53,741 |
| 7-day average | 50,325 | 31,623 |
| 30-day average | 47,393 | 30,189 |
| 30-day trend | −18% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 105,399 | 61,163 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 2,080,825 | 926,297 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 13, 2015 | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Price | — | $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 | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | Red Dead Redemption 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 35,350 | 85,977 | 21,711 | 28,989 |
| May 2026 | 50,474 | 92,488 | 25,794 | 44,913 |
| Jun 2026 | 68,517 | 105,399 | 24,911 | 45,957 |
| Jul 2026 | 69,055 | 101,733 | 32,758 | 52,234 |
| Aug 2026 | 62,773 | 96,391 | 27,059 | 59,095 |
| Sep 2026 | 48,128 | 84,258 | 31,632 | 61,163 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 48,434 | 80,147 | 30,319 | 53,741 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, GTA 5 Legacy or Red Dead Redemption 2?
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy currently has more players: 58,577 concurrent players on Steam vs 39,674 for Red Dead Redemption 2, about 48% more players.
Is GTA 5 Legacy bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 47,393 concurrent players and Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 30,189. By that measure Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is currently the bigger game.
Has Red Dead Redemption 2 ever had more players than Grand Theft Auto V Legacy?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 180 days both games have been tracked.
Is GTA 5 Legacy better than Red Dead Redemption 2?
By Steam review score, Red Dead Redemption 2 rates higher: 93% positive across 926,297 reviews vs 88% across 2,080,825 for Grand Theft Auto V Legacy. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has the larger player base right now (58,577 vs 39,674 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Grand Theft Auto V Legacy growing or declining on Steam?
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 47,393 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 105,399.
Is Red Dead Redemption 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 30,189 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 61,163.
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