Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
VRChat is currently the more played game: 48,802 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 27,250 for HELLDIVERS™ 2 — about 1.8× more players. VRChat is free to play, while HELLDIVERS™ 2 costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, VRChat leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
VRChat has had the higher daily player count for the last 61 days — HELLDIVERS™ 2 last led on Apr 30, 2026.
Days tracked
62
Current streak
61 days
VRChat
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
6%
Apr 30, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 62 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | HELLDIVERS™ 2 | VRChat |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 27,250 | 48,802 |
| 24-hour peak | 37,904 | 63,948 |
| 7-day average | 25,169 | 47,078 |
| 30-day average | 27,007 | 45,321 |
| 30-day trend | +5% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 57,878 | 67,961 |
| Steam reviews | 75% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,151,626 | 265,962 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 8, 2024 | Feb 1, 2017 |
| Price | $39.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | HELLDIVERS™ 2 | VRChat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 39,500 | 57,878 | 45,459 | 46,885 |
| May 2026 | 29,162 | 51,221 | 48,748 | 63,918 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,521 | 44,971 | 44,902 | 67,961 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 27,122 | 43,979 | 45,182 | 63,948 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
VRChat currently has more players: 48,802 concurrent players on Steam vs 27,250 for HELLDIVERS™ 2 — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days HELLDIVERS™ 2 averaged 27,007 concurrent players and VRChat averaged 45,321. By that measure VRChat is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 62 days Coilr has tracked both games, HELLDIVERS™ 2 had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Apr 30, 2026. VRChat has led for the last 61 days.
By Steam review score, HELLDIVERS™ 2 rates higher: 75% positive across 1,151,626 reviews vs 75% across 265,962 for VRChat. VRChat has the larger player base right now (48,802 vs 27,250 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
HELLDIVERS™ 2 averaged 27,007 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 57,878.
VRChat averaged 45,321 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 67,961.