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 871 for Last Epoch — a similar number of players. Half-Life also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 77%. Across all tracked metrics, Half-Life leads 8 of 10.
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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 18 days — Last Epoch last led on Jun 27, 2026.
Days tracked
38
Current streak
18 days
Half-Life
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
1%
Jun 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 38 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Half-Life | Last Epoch |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 974 | 871 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,127 | 951 |
| 7-day average | 952 | 792 |
| 30-day average | 910 | 898 |
| 30-day trend | +29% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,690 | 1,699 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 77% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 64% positive |
| Total reviews | 162,552 | 118,267 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 1998 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Price | $9.99 | $34.99 |
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| Month | Half-Life | Last Epoch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 650 | 817 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 669 | 953 | 1,142 | 1,553 |
| Jun 2026 | 780 | 1,603 | 1,008 | 1,699 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,014 | 1,690 | 819 | 1,323 |
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 871 for Last Epoch — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Half-Life averaged 910 concurrent players and Last Epoch averaged 898. By that measure Half-Life is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 38 days Coilr has tracked both games, Last Epoch had the higher daily average on 19 days, most recently on Jun 27, 2026. Half-Life has led for the last 18 days.
By Steam review score, Half-Life rates higher: 97% positive across 162,552 reviews vs 77% across 118,267 for Last Epoch. Half-Life has the larger player base right now (974 vs 871 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.
Last Epoch averaged 898 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,699.