Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure games.
Last Epoch is currently the more played game: 875 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 327 for Life is Strange 2 — about 3× more players. Life is Strange 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 77%. Life is Strange 2 is free to play, while Last Epoch costs $34.99. Across all tracked metrics, Last Epoch leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Last Epoch has had the higher daily player count for the last 46 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
46
Current streak
46 days
Last Epoch
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
62%
Jul 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 46 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Last Epoch | Life is Strange 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 875 | 327 |
| 24-hour peak | 951 | 333 |
| 7-day average | 792 | 265 |
| 30-day average | 898 | 259 |
| 30-day trend | −14% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,699 | 573 |
| Steam reviews | 77% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 64% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 118,267 | 40,360 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 20, 2024 | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Price | $34.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Last Epoch | Life is Strange 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 1,142 | 1,553 | 182 | 245 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,008 | 1,699 | 266 | 573 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 819 | 1,323 | 281 | 487 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Last Epoch currently has more players: 875 concurrent players on Steam vs 327 for Life is Strange 2 — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Last Epoch averaged 898 concurrent players and Life is Strange 2 averaged 259. By that measure Last Epoch is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Last Epoch has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 46 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Life is Strange 2 rates higher: 87% positive across 40,360 reviews vs 77% across 118,267 for Last Epoch. Last Epoch has the larger player base right now (875 vs 327 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Last Epoch averaged 898 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,699.
Life is Strange 2 averaged 259 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 573.