Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Half-Life is currently the more played game: 974 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 973 for Just Cause™ 3 — a similar number of players. Half-Life also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 84%. Across all tracked metrics, Half-Life leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Half-Life has had the higher daily player count for the last 21 days — Just Cause™ 3 last led on Jun 24, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
21 days
Half-Life
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
3%
Jun 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 37 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Half-Life | Just Cause™ 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 974 | 973 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,127 | 1,029 |
| 7-day average | 952 | 862 |
| 30-day average | 910 | 854 |
| 30-day trend | +29% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,690 | 1,462 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 84% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 162,552 | 127,382 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 1998 | Nov 30, 2015 |
| Price | $9.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Half-Life | Just Cause™ 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 650 | 817 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 669 | 953 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 780 | 1,603 | 874 | 1,462 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,014 | 1,690 | 900 | 1,447 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Half-Life currently has more players: 974 concurrent players on Steam vs 973 for Just Cause™ 3 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Half-Life averaged 910 concurrent players and Just Cause™ 3 averaged 854. By that measure Half-Life is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, Just Cause™ 3 had the higher daily average on 16 days, most recently on Jun 24, 2026. Half-Life has led for the last 21 days.
By Steam review score, Half-Life rates higher: 97% positive across 162,552 reviews vs 84% across 127,382 for Just Cause™ 3. Half-Life has the larger player base right now (974 vs 973 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Half-Life averaged 910 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 29% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,690.