Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is currently the more played game: 3,652 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,093 for Half-Life 2 — about 3× more players. Half-Life 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 82%. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Half-Life 2 | Total War: THREE KINGDOMS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,093 | 3,652 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,268 | 6,490 |
| 7-day average | 1,656 | 4,138 |
| 30-day average | 1,699 | 4,138 |
| 30-day trend | +26% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,950 | 7,275 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 276,089 | 93,257 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 15, 2004 | May 23, 2019 |
| Price | $9.99 | $39.99 |
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| Month | Half-Life 2 | Total War: THREE KINGDOMS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 1,081 | 1,352 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 1,168 | 1,882 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 1,425 | 2,701 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,782 | 2,950 | 4,106 | 7,275 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS currently has more players: 3,652 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,093 for Half-Life 2 — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Half-Life 2 averaged 1,699 concurrent players and Total War: THREE KINGDOMS averaged 4,138. By that measure Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Half-Life 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 276,089 reviews vs 82% across 93,257 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS. Total War: THREE KINGDOMS has the larger player base right now (3,652 vs 1,093 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Half-Life 2 averaged 1,699 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 2,950.