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Hunt: Showdown 1896 vs Left 4 Dead 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the more played game: 24,960 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,014 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 2.3× more players. Left 4 Dead 2 has been ahead for 79 days straight, and has led on 104 days of the 105 days Coilr has tracked both games. Left 4 Dead 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 74%. Hunt: Showdown 1896 is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Left 4 Dead 2 leads 9 of 10.
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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Coilr members average 56.5h in Hunt: Showdown 1896 and 187h in Left 4 Dead 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.
Hunt: Showdown 1896
56.5h
average of 31 members
Left 4 Dead 2
187h
average of 116 members
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Player count history
Hunt: Showdown 1896Left 4 Dead 2
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Left 4 Dead 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 79 days. Hunt: Showdown 1896 last led on Jun 10, 2026.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 led 1 dayLeft 4 Dead 2 led 104 days
Days tracked
105
Current streak
79 days
Left 4 Dead 2
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
5%
Jun 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 105 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | Left 4 Dead 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,014 | 24,960 |
| 24-hour peak | 26,691 | 32,508 |
| 7-day average | 14,343 | 24,600 |
| 30-day average | 14,792 | 25,774 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | −9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,690 | 45,305 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 68% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 277,169 | 1,055,525 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2019 | Nov 16, 2009 |
| Price | $15.99 (−60%) | $9.99 |
Full stats: Hunt: Showdown 1896 · Left 4 Dead 2 · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | Left 4 Dead 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 10,496 | 13,611 | 27,856 | 35,260 |
| May 2026 | 16,260 | 31,426 | 29,374 | 41,078 |
| Jun 2026 | 17,828 | 42,690 | 24,185 | 43,172 |
| Jul 2026 | 16,126 | 33,283 | 28,134 | 45,305 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 14,788 | 30,779 | 25,744 | 41,038 |
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, Hunt: Showdown 1896 or Left 4 Dead 2?
Left 4 Dead 2 currently has more players: 24,960 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,014 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 2.3× more players.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 bigger than Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 14,792 concurrent players and Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 25,774. By that measure Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Hunt: Showdown 1896 ever had more players than Left 4 Dead 2?
Yes. Across the 105 days Coilr has tracked both games, Hunt: Showdown 1896 had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jun 10, 2026. Left 4 Dead 2 has led for the last 79 days.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 better than Left 4 Dead 2?
By Steam review score, Left 4 Dead 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 1,055,525 reviews vs 74% across 277,169 for Hunt: Showdown 1896. Left 4 Dead 2 has the larger player base right now (24,960 vs 11,014 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 growing or declining on Steam?
Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 14,792 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,690.
Is Left 4 Dead 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 25,774 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,305.