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Helldivers 2 vs Risk of Rain 2
Risk of Rain 2 is the more played game right now: 36,877 players on Steam against 32,526 for HELLDIVERS™ 2, a similar number of players. HELLDIVERS™ 2 has been ahead for 123 days straight.
Risk of Rain 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 76%. Risk of Rain 2 is currently 67% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, HELLDIVERS™ 2 leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 96.2h in HELLDIVERS™ 2 and 54.7h in Risk of Rain 2. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
HELLDIVERS™ 2
96.2h
average of 130 members
Risk of Rain 2
54.7h
average of 122 members
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HELLDIVERS™ 2
34,714Risk of Rain 2
13,715Daily averages · latest day · HELLDIVERS™ 2, 2.5× the players of Risk of Rain 2
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
HELLDIVERS™ 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 123 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
HELLDIVERS™ 2 led 123 daysRisk of Rain 2 led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 123
- Current streak
- 123 days
- HELLDIVERS™ 2
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 60%
- Oct 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 123 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | HELLDIVERS™ 2 | Risk of Rain 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 32,526 | 36,877 |
| 24-hour peak | 50,032 | 36,877 |
| 7-day average | 39,072 | 7,781 |
| 30-day average | 42,449 | 5,911 |
| 30-day trend | −29% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 146,344 | 36,877 |
| Steam reviews | 76% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 84% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,165,062 | 353,403 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 8, 2024 | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Price | $29.99 (−25%) | $8.24 (−67%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | HELLDIVERS™ 2 | Risk of Rain 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 39,500 | 57,878 | 6,817 | 6,817 |
| May 2026 | 29,162 | 51,221 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 25,530 | 44,971 | 5,761 | 9,557 |
| Jul 2026 | 26,843 | 43,373 | 5,996 | 10,659 |
| Aug 2026 | 52,907 | 146,344 | 5,305 | 10,444 |
| Sep 2026 | 45,620 | 92,344 | 5,611 | 8,757 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 38,413 | 61,000 | 7,247 | 36,877 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Helldivers 2 or Risk of Rain 2?
Risk of Rain 2 currently has more players: 36,877 concurrent players on Steam vs 32,526 for HELLDIVERS™ 2, a similar number of players.
Is Helldivers 2 bigger than Risk of Rain 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days HELLDIVERS™ 2 averaged 42,449 concurrent players and Risk of Rain 2 averaged 5,911. By that measure HELLDIVERS™ 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Risk of Rain 2 ever had more players than HELLDIVERS™ 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: HELLDIVERS™ 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 123 days both games have been tracked.
Is Helldivers 2 better than Risk of Rain 2?
By Steam review score, Risk of Rain 2 rates higher: 94% positive across 353,403 reviews vs 76% across 1,165,062 for HELLDIVERS™ 2. Risk of Rain 2 has the larger player base right now (36,877 vs 32,526 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is HELLDIVERS™ 2 growing or declining on Steam?
HELLDIVERS™ 2 averaged 42,449 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 29% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 146,344.
Is Risk of Rain 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Risk of Rain 2 averaged 5,911 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,877.
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