Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is currently the more played game: 24,241 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 21,541 for Grim Dawn — a similar number of players. Grim Dawn counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 84%. Across all tracked metrics, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 6 days — Grim Dawn last led on Jul 27, 2026.
Days tracked
19
Current streak
6 days
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
8%
Aug 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 19 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Grim Dawn | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,541 | 24,241 |
| 24-hour peak | 22,817 | 25,262 |
| 7-day average | 15,511 | 18,617 |
| 30-day average | 8,673 | 16,040 |
| 30-day trend | +181% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 27,820 | 25,373 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 84% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 86% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 108,195 | 220,140 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 25, 2016 | Sep 9, 2024 |
| Price | $24.99 | $59.99 |
Full stats: Grim Dawn · Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Grim Dawn | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 2,842 | 2,912 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 3,059 | 6,054 | 18,328 | 25,373 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,801 | 27,820 | 15,286 | 25,220 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 17,297 | 22,817 | 19,506 | 25,262 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 currently has more players: 24,241 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,541 for Grim Dawn — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Grim Dawn averaged 8,673 concurrent players and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 averaged 16,040. By that measure Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 19 days Coilr has tracked both games, Grim Dawn had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jul 27, 2026. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has led for the last 6 days.
By Steam review score, Grim Dawn rates higher: 94% positive across 108,195 reviews vs 84% across 220,140 for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has the larger player base right now (24,241 vs 21,541 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Grim Dawn averaged 8,673 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 181% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,820.