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 624 for POSTAL 2 — about 1.6× more players. Across all tracked metrics, Half-Life leads 7 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 30 days — POSTAL 2 last led on Jun 15, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
30 days
Half-Life
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 13, 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 | POSTAL 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 974 | 624 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,127 | 674 |
| 7-day average | 951 | 601 |
| 30-day average | 910 | 601 |
| 30-day trend | +29% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,690 | 1,189 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 162,552 | 135,601 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 1998 | Nov 2, 2012 |
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Half-Life | POSTAL 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 650 | 817 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 669 | 953 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 780 | 1,603 | 597 | 1,189 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,014 | 1,690 | 658 | 1,087 |
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 624 for POSTAL 2 — about 1.6× more players.
Over the last 30 days Half-Life averaged 910 concurrent players and POSTAL 2 averaged 601. By that measure Half-Life is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, POSTAL 2 had the higher daily average on 6 days, most recently on Jun 15, 2026. Half-Life has led for the last 30 days.
By Steam review score, POSTAL 2 rates higher: 97% positive across 135,601 reviews vs 97% across 162,552 for Half-Life. Half-Life has the larger player base right now (974 vs 624 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.