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Left 4 Dead 2 vs PUBG
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is the more played game right now: 619,617 players on Steam against 47,290 for Left 4 Dead 2, about 13× more players. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has been ahead for 133 days straight, and has led on 167 days of the 170 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Left 4 Dead 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 60%. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play, while Left 4 Dead 2 costs $1.99 (−80%). Across all tracked metrics, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 123h in Left 4 Dead 2 and 220h in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. 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.
Left 4 Dead 2
123h
average of 204 members
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
220h
average of 162 members
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Left 4 Dead 2
31,163PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
323,798Daily averages · latest day · PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, 10× the players of Left 4 Dead 2
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily player count for the last 133 days. Left 4 Dead 2 last led on May 27, 2026.
Left 4 Dead 2 led 3 daysPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS led 167 days
- Days tracked
- 170
- Current streak
- 133 days
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- Lead changes
- 6
- Closest gap
- 23%
- Apr 22, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 170 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Left 4 Dead 2 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 47,290 | 619,617 |
| 24-hour peak | 48,377 | 668,378 |
| 7-day average | 32,705 | 304,660 |
| 30-day average | 26,205 | 311,535 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,848 | 824,401 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 60% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 35% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,061,010 | 2,785,123 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~100,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 16, 2009 | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Price | $1.99 (−80%) | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Left 4 Dead 2 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,856 | 35,260 | 162,384 | 212,877 |
| May 2026 | 29,374 | 41,078 | 243,779 | 744,400 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,185 | 43,172 | 317,209 | 824,401 |
| Jul 2026 | 28,131 | 45,305 | 327,330 | 797,879 |
| Aug 2026 | 25,860 | 41,038 | 326,345 | 783,393 |
| Sep 2026 | 22,668 | 40,106 | 312,265 | 794,644 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 32,201 | 49,848 | 305,829 | 668,378 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Left 4 Dead 2 or PUBG?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS currently has more players: 619,617 concurrent players on Steam vs 47,290 for Left 4 Dead 2, about 13× more players.
Is Left 4 Dead 2 bigger than PUBG on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 26,205 concurrent players and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 311,535. By that measure PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the bigger game.
Has Left 4 Dead 2 ever had more players than PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS?
Yes. Across the 170 days Coilr has tracked both games, Left 4 Dead 2 had the higher daily average on 3 days, most recently on May 27, 2026. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has led for the last 133 days.
Is Left 4 Dead 2 better than PUBG?
By Steam review score, Left 4 Dead 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 1,061,010 reviews vs 60% across 2,785,123 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the larger player base right now (619,617 vs 47,290 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Left 4 Dead 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 26,205 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,848.
Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS growing or declining on Steam?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 311,535 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.
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