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 752 for Portal — about 30% more players. Portal counters with better Steam reviews: 99% positive vs 97%. Across all tracked metrics, Half-Life leads 5 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 76 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
76
Current streak
76 days
Half-Life
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
7%
Jun 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 76 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Half-Life | Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 974 | 752 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,127 | 837 |
| 7-day average | 952 | 727 |
| 30-day average | 910 | 706 |
| 30-day trend | +29% | +66% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,690 | 1,469 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 99% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 162,552 | 196,654 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 1998 | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Half-Life | Portal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 650 | 817 | 384 | 480 |
| May 2026 | 669 | 953 | 403 | 565 |
| Jun 2026 | 780 | 1,603 | 539 | 1,469 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,014 | 1,690 | 829 | 1,387 |
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 752 for Portal — about 30% more players.
Over the last 30 days Half-Life averaged 910 concurrent players and Portal averaged 706. By that measure Half-Life is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Half-Life has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 76 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Portal rates higher: 99% positive across 196,654 reviews vs 97% across 162,552 for Half-Life. Half-Life has the larger player base right now (974 vs 752 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.
Portal averaged 706 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 66% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,469.