Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently the more played game: 35,872 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 22,876 for Hunt: Showdown 1896 — about 1.6× more players. 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.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Red Dead Redemption 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 79 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
79
Current streak
79 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 79 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 22,876 | 35,872 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,333 | 43,037 |
| 7-day average | 15,870 | 29,774 |
| 30-day average | 16,210 | 32,909 |
| 30-day trend | −10% | +29% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,690 | 52,264 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 69% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 276,222 | 903,414 |
| 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 →
| 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 | 16,094 | 33,550 | 32,742 | 52,264 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 18,089 | 29,333 | 31,781 | 43,037 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Red Dead Redemption 2 currently has more players: 35,872 concurrent players on Steam vs 22,876 for Hunt: Showdown 1896 — about 1.6× more players.
Over the last 30 days Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,210 concurrent players and Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 32,909. By that measure Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently the bigger game.
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 79 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Red Dead Redemption 2 rates higher: 92% positive across 903,414 reviews vs 74% across 276,222 for Hunt: Showdown 1896. Red Dead Redemption 2 has the larger player base right now (35,872 vs 22,876 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,210 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,690.
Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 32,909 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 29% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,264.