Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the more played game: 22,917 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 19,186 for Phasmophobia — about 19% more players. Left 4 Dead 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 94%. Phasmophobia is currently 30% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Left 4 Dead 2 leads 10 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Left 4 Dead 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 94 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
94
Current streak
94 days
Left 4 Dead 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
15%
May 13, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 94 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Left 4 Dead 2 | Phasmophobia |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 22,917 | 19,186 |
| 24-hour peak | 34,896 | 19,186 |
| 7-day average | 26,131 | 8,324 |
| 30-day average | 27,725 | 7,979 |
| 30-day trend | +16% | −13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 45,866 | 24,848 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,046,895 | 834,206 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 15, 2009 | Sep 17, 2020 |
| Price | $9.99 | $13.99 (−30%) |
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| Month | Left 4 Dead 2 | Phasmophobia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,856 | 35,260 | 12,564 | 16,011 |
| May 2026 | 29,374 | 41,078 | 13,327 | 24,848 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,170 | 43,221 | 8,400 | 16,310 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 28,413 | 45,866 | 8,153 | 19,186 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Left 4 Dead 2 currently has more players: 22,917 concurrent players on Steam vs 19,186 for Phasmophobia — about 19% more players.
Over the last 30 days Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 27,725 concurrent players and Phasmophobia averaged 7,979. By that measure Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Left 4 Dead 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 94 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Left 4 Dead 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 1,046,895 reviews vs 94% across 834,206 for Phasmophobia. Left 4 Dead 2 has the larger player base right now (22,917 vs 19,186 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 27,725 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,866.
Phasmophobia averaged 7,979 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 24,848.