Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is currently the more played game: 3,882 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,503 for Halo Infinite — about 3× more players. Halo: The Master Chief Collection also has the better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 69%. Halo Infinite is free to play, while Halo: The Master Chief Collection costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, Halo: The Master Chief Collection leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Halo: The Master Chief Collection has had the higher daily player count for the last 34 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
34
Current streak
34 days
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
37%
Jun 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 34 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Halo Infinite | Halo: The Master Chief Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,503 | 3,882 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,872 | 6,329 |
| 7-day average | 1,587 | 3,933 |
| 30-day average | 1,642 | 4,075 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | −13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 3,577 | 8,796 |
| Steam reviews | 69% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 61% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 180,684 | 260,205 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 14, 2021 | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Price | Free to play | $39.99 |
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| Month | Halo Infinite | Halo: The Master Chief Collection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 1,353 | 1,680 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 1,675 | 3,577 | 4,493 | 8,796 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,607 | 3,242 | 3,958 | 7,021 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Halo: The Master Chief Collection currently has more players: 3,882 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,503 for Halo Infinite — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Halo Infinite averaged 1,642 concurrent players and Halo: The Master Chief Collection averaged 4,075. By that measure Halo: The Master Chief Collection is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Halo: The Master Chief Collection has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 34 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Halo: The Master Chief Collection rates higher: 92% positive across 260,205 reviews vs 69% across 180,684 for Halo Infinite. Halo: The Master Chief Collection has the larger player base right now (3,882 vs 1,503 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Halo Infinite averaged 1,642 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,577.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection averaged 4,075 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 8,796.