Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Just Cause™ 3 is currently the more played game: 973 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 752 for Portal — about 29% more players. Portal counters with better Steam reviews: 99% positive vs 84%. Across all tracked metrics, Portal leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Just Cause™ 3 has had the higher daily player count for the last 12 days — Portal last led on Jul 3, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
12 days
Just Cause™ 3
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 37 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Just Cause™ 3 | Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 973 | 752 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,029 | 837 |
| 7-day average | 862 | 727 |
| 30-day average | 854 | 706 |
| 30-day trend | — | +66% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,462 | 1,469 |
| Steam reviews | 84% positive | 99% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 127,382 | 196,654 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 30, 2015 | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Price | $19.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Just Cause™ 3 | Portal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 384 | 480 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 403 | 565 |
| Jun 2026 | 874 | 1,462 | 539 | 1,469 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 900 | 1,447 | 829 | 1,387 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Just Cause™ 3 currently has more players: 973 concurrent players on Steam vs 752 for Portal — about 29% more players.
Over the last 30 days Just Cause™ 3 averaged 854 concurrent players and Portal averaged 706. By that measure Just Cause™ 3 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, Portal had the higher daily average on 8 days, most recently on Jul 3, 2026. Just Cause™ 3 has led for the last 12 days.
By Steam review score, Portal rates higher: 99% positive across 196,654 reviews vs 84% across 127,382 for Just Cause™ 3. Just Cause™ 3 has the larger player base right now (973 vs 752 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Portal averaged 706 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 66% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,469.