Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
War Robots is currently the more played game: 1,391 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,372 for Half-Life 2 — a similar number of players. Half-Life 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 60%. War Robots is free to play, while Half-Life 2 costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Half-Life 2 leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Half-Life 2 | War Robots |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,372 | 1,391 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,431 | 2,114 |
| 7-day average | 1,695 | 1,554 |
| 30-day average | 1,679 | 1,554 |
| 30-day trend | +26% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,950 | 2,114 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 60% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 63% positive |
| Total reviews | 276,089 | 30,404 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 15, 2004 | Apr 4, 2018 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Half-Life 2 | War Robots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 1,798 | 2,950 | 1,548 | 2,114 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
War Robots currently has more players: 1,391 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,372 for Half-Life 2 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Half-Life 2 averaged 1,679 concurrent players and War Robots averaged 1,554. By that measure Half-Life 2 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Half-Life 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 276,089 reviews vs 60% across 30,404 for War Robots. War Robots has the larger player base right now (1,391 vs 1,372 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Half-Life 2 averaged 1,679 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 2,950.