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Hunt: Showdown 1896 vs Red Dead Redemption 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently the more played game: 32,231 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 23,450 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 37% more players. Red Dead Redemption 2 has been ahead for 124 days straight. Red Dead Redemption 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 74%. Hunt: Showdown 1896 is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Red Dead Redemption 2 leads 9 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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 55.4h in Hunt: Showdown 1896 and 66.2h in Red Dead Redemption 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
55.4h
average of 38 members
Red Dead Redemption 2
66.2h
average of 86 members
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Player count history
Hunt: Showdown 1896Red Dead Redemption 2
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Red Dead Redemption 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 124 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 led 0 daysRed Dead Redemption 2 led 124 days
Days tracked
124
Current streak
124 days
Red Dead Redemption 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
3%
Jun 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 124 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,450 | 32,231 |
| 24-hour peak | 31,827 | 39,225 |
| 7-day average | 19,800 | 32,756 |
| 30-day average | 16,225 | 33,312 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | +10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,690 | 61,614 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 68% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 278,269 | 917,541 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2019 | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Price | $11.99 (−60%) | $59.99 |
Full stats: Hunt: Showdown 1896 · Red Dead Redemption 2 · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 10,496 | 13,611 | 21,711 | 28,989 |
| May 2026 | 16,260 | 31,426 | 25,794 | 44,913 |
| Jun 2026 | 17,828 | 42,690 | 24,911 | 45,957 |
| Jul 2026 | 16,129 | 33,283 | 32,758 | 52,234 |
| Aug 2026 | 15,033 | 30,808 | 27,046 | 59,125 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 17,560 | 40,307 | 35,527 | 61,614 |
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 Red Dead Redemption 2?
Red Dead Redemption 2 currently has more players: 32,231 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,450 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 37% more players.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,225 concurrent players and Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 33,312. By that measure Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Hunt: Showdown 1896 ever had more players than Red Dead Redemption 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Red Dead Redemption 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 124 days both games have been tracked.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 better than Red Dead Redemption 2?
By Steam review score, Red Dead Redemption 2 rates higher: 92% positive across 917,541 reviews vs 74% across 278,269 for Hunt: Showdown 1896. Red Dead Redemption 2 has the larger player base right now (32,231 vs 23,450 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 16,225 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,690.
Is Red Dead Redemption 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 33,312 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 61,614.
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