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Hunt: Showdown 1896 vs Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2 is the more played game right now: 25,665 players on Steam against 22,190 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 16% more players. Left 4 Dead 2 has been ahead for 33 days straight, and has led on 148 days of the 150 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Left 4 Dead 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 74%. Across all tracked metrics, Left 4 Dead 2 leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 105h in Hunt: Showdown 1896 and 118h 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
105h
average of 56 members
Left 4 Dead 2
118h
average of 215 members
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Hunt: Showdown 1896
14,922Left 4 Dead 2
29,683Daily averages · latest day · Left 4 Dead 2, 99% ahead of Hunt: Showdown 1896
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 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
Left 4 Dead 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 33 days. Hunt: Showdown 1896 last led on Sep 9, 2026.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 led 2 daysLeft 4 Dead 2 led 148 days
- Days tracked
- 150
- Current streak
- 33 days
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Lead changes
- 4
- Closest gap
- 5%
- Sep 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 150 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 | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | Left 4 Dead 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 22,190 | 25,665 |
| 24-hour peak | 25,500 | 42,420 |
| 7-day average | 16,639 | 33,723 |
| 30-day average | 17,287 | 28,301 |
| 30-day trend | +11% | +10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,690 | 53,530 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 68% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 279,836 | 1,063,454 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2019 | Nov 16, 2009 |
| Price | $29.99 | $9.99 |
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 | 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 | 16,129 | 33,283 | 28,131 | 45,305 |
| Aug 2026 | 15,049 | 30,808 | 25,860 | 41,038 |
| Sep 2026 | 17,391 | 40,307 | 22,668 | 40,106 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 16,757 | 32,127 | 32,614 | 53,530 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Hunt: Showdown 1896 or Left 4 Dead 2?
Left 4 Dead 2 currently has more players: 25,665 concurrent players on Steam vs 22,190 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 16% more players.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 bigger than Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 17,287 concurrent players and Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 28,301. 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 150 days Coilr has tracked both games, Hunt: Showdown 1896 had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on Sep 9, 2026. Left 4 Dead 2 has led for the last 33 days.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 better than Left 4 Dead 2?
By Steam review score, Left 4 Dead 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 1,063,454 reviews vs 74% across 279,836 for Hunt: Showdown 1896. Left 4 Dead 2 has the larger player base right now (25,665 vs 22,190 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 17,287 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 11% 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 28,301 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 53,530.
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