Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Metro 2033 Redux is currently the more played game: 1,847 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 974 for Half-Life — about 1.9× more players. Half-Life counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 92%. Across all tracked metrics, Metro 2033 Redux leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Metro 2033 Redux has had the higher daily player count for the last 37 days — Half-Life last led on May 28, 2026.
Days tracked
69
Current streak
37 days
Metro 2033 Redux
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
2%
May 20, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 69 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Half-Life | Metro 2033 Redux |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 974 | 1,847 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,127 | 1,946 |
| 7-day average | 951 | 1,821 |
| 30-day average | 910 | 1,750 |
| 30-day trend | +29% | +42% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,690 | 3,793 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 162,552 | 138,329 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 1998 | Aug 24, 2014 |
| Price | $9.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Half-Life | Metro 2033 Redux | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 650 | 817 | 1,983 | 2,751 |
| May 2026 | 669 | 953 | 791 | 1,399 |
| Jun 2026 | 780 | 1,603 | 1,384 | 3,680 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,014 | 1,690 | 2,122 | 3,793 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Metro 2033 Redux currently has more players: 1,847 concurrent players on Steam vs 974 for Half-Life — about 1.9× more players.
Over the last 30 days Half-Life averaged 910 concurrent players and Metro 2033 Redux averaged 1,750. By that measure Metro 2033 Redux is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 69 days Coilr has tracked both games, Half-Life had the higher daily average on 6 days, most recently on May 28, 2026. Metro 2033 Redux has led for the last 37 days.
By Steam review score, Half-Life rates higher: 97% positive across 162,552 reviews vs 92% across 138,329 for Metro 2033 Redux. Metro 2033 Redux has the larger player base right now (1,847 vs 974 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.
Metro 2033 Redux averaged 1,750 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 42% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,793.