Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the more played game: 27,111 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 20,349 for Grim Dawn — about 33% more players. Left 4 Dead 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 94%. Across all tracked metrics, Left 4 Dead 2 leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Left 4 Dead 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 54 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
54
Current streak
54 days
Left 4 Dead 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
65%
Jul 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 54 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Grim Dawn | Left 4 Dead 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 20,349 | 27,111 |
| 24-hour peak | 22,505 | 38,470 |
| 7-day average | 5,179 | 26,475 |
| 30-day average | 4,359 | 27,997 |
| 30-day trend | +46% | +18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 22,505 | 45,866 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 106,886 | 1,046,895 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 24, 2016 | Nov 15, 2009 |
| Price | $24.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Grim Dawn | Left 4 Dead 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 27,856 | 35,260 |
| May 2026 | 2,842 | 2,912 | 29,374 | 41,078 |
| Jun 2026 | 3,060 | 6,107 | 24,175 | 43,221 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 4,712 | 22,505 | 28,193 | 45,866 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Left 4 Dead 2 currently has more players: 27,111 concurrent players on Steam vs 20,349 for Grim Dawn — about 33% more players.
Over the last 30 days Grim Dawn averaged 4,359 concurrent players and Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 27,997. By that measure Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Left 4 Dead 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 54 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Left 4 Dead 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 1,046,895 reviews vs 94% across 106,886 for Grim Dawn. Left 4 Dead 2 has the larger player base right now (27,111 vs 20,349 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Grim Dawn averaged 4,359 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 46% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 22,505.
Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 27,997 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,866.