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Hero Siege vs Risk of Rain 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
Hero Siege is currently the more played game: 12,051 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,114 for Risk of Rain 2, about 1.7× more players. Hero Siege has been ahead for 6 days straight, and has led on 6 days of the 31 days Coilr has tracked both games. Risk of Rain 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 67%. Hero Siege is currently 67% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Hero Siege leads 5 of 9.
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.
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Player count history
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Hero Siege has had the higher daily player count for the last 6 days. Risk of Rain 2 last led on Aug 20, 2026.
Hero Siege led 6 daysRisk of Rain 2 led 25 days
Days tracked
31
Current streak
6 days
Hero Siege
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
45%
Aug 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 31 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Hero Siege | Risk of Rain 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,051 | 7,114 |
| 24-hour peak | 18,093 | 7,351 |
| 7-day average | 15,415 | 5,710 |
| 30-day average | 13,414 | 4,870 |
| 30-day trend | — | −24% |
| Peak (tracked) | 18,945 | 10,659 |
| Steam reviews | 67% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 60% positive | 92% positive |
| Total reviews | 46,925 | 351,789 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~1,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 29, 2014 | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Price | $2.63 (−67%) | $8.24 (−67%) |
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Players by month
| Month | Hero Siege | Risk of Rain 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 6,817 | 6,817 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 5,761 | 9,557 |
| Jul 2026 | 225 | 307 | 5,996 | 10,659 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 5,594 | 18,945 | 4,926 | 9,257 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Hero Siege or Risk of Rain 2?
Hero Siege currently has more players: 12,051 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,114 for Risk of Rain 2, about 1.7× more players.
Is Hero Siege bigger than Risk of Rain 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Hero Siege averaged 13,414 concurrent players and Risk of Rain 2 averaged 4,870. By that measure Hero Siege is currently the bigger game.
Has Risk of Rain 2 ever had more players than Hero Siege?
Yes. Across the 31 days Coilr has tracked both games, Risk of Rain 2 had the higher daily average on 25 days, most recently on Aug 20, 2026. Hero Siege has led for the last 6 days.
Is Hero Siege better than Risk of Rain 2?
By Steam review score, Risk of Rain 2 rates higher: 94% positive across 351,789 reviews vs 67% across 46,925 for Hero Siege. Hero Siege has the larger player base right now (12,051 vs 7,114 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Risk of Rain 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Risk of Rain 2 averaged 4,870 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 24% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 10,659.