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GTA 5 Legacy vs Watch_Dogs 2
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is the more played game right now: 58,737 players on Steam against 7,917 for Watch_Dogs® 2, about 7× more players. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has been ahead for 71 days straight.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 82%. Across all tracked metrics, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 366h in Grand Theft Auto V Legacy and 613h in Watch_Dogs® 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
366h
average of 125 members
Watch_Dogs® 2
613h
average of 36 members
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 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 71 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy led 71 daysWatch_Dogs® 2 led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 71
- Current streak
- 71 days
- Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 85%
- Sep 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 71 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 | Watch_Dogs® 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 58,737 | 7,917 |
| 24-hour peak | 65,331 | 8,647 |
| 7-day average | 46,214 | 4,801 |
| 30-day average | 50,713 | 2,309 |
| 30-day trend | −18% | −11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 105,399 | 13,803 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 2,078,393 | 102,149 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 13, 2015 | Nov 28, 2016 |
| Price | — | $2.49 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | Watch_Dogs® 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 35,350 | 85,977 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 50,474 | 92,488 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 68,517 | 105,399 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 69,055 | 101,733 | 5,526 | 13,803 |
| Aug 2026 | 62,776 | 96,860 | 2,333 | 5,542 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 48,788 | 84,716 | 2,394 | 9,292 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, GTA 5 Legacy or Watch_Dogs 2?
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy currently has more players: 58,737 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,917 for Watch_Dogs® 2, about 7× more players.
Is GTA 5 Legacy bigger than Watch_Dogs 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 50,713 concurrent players and Watch_Dogs® 2 averaged 2,309. By that measure Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is currently the bigger game.
Has Watch_Dogs® 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 71 days both games have been tracked.
Is GTA 5 Legacy better than Watch_Dogs 2?
By Steam review score, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy rates higher: 88% positive across 2,078,393 reviews vs 82% across 102,149 for Watch_Dogs® 2. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has the larger player base right now (58,737 vs 7,917 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 50,713 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 105,399.
Is Watch_Dogs® 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Watch_Dogs® 2 averaged 2,309 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 13,803.
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