Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Total War: WARHAMMER II is currently the more played game: 739 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 709 for Half-Life — a similar number of players. Half-Life counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 93%. 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
| Metric | Half-Life | Total War: WARHAMMER II |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 709 | 739 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,202 | 1,299 |
| 7-day average | 852 | 950 |
| 30-day average | 929 | 950 |
| 30-day trend | +34% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,690 | 1,299 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 162,552 | 121,403 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 1998 | Sep 28, 2017 |
| Price | $9.99 | $59.99 |
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| Month | Half-Life | Total War: WARHAMMER II | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 650 | 817 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 669 | 953 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 781 | 1,603 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 978 | 1,690 | 956 | 1,299 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Total War: WARHAMMER II currently has more players: 739 concurrent players on Steam vs 709 for Half-Life — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Half-Life averaged 929 concurrent players and Total War: WARHAMMER II averaged 950. By that measure Total War: WARHAMMER II is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Half-Life rates higher: 97% positive across 162,552 reviews vs 93% across 121,403 for Total War: WARHAMMER II. Total War: WARHAMMER II has the larger player base right now (739 vs 709 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Half-Life averaged 929 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 34% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,690.