Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the more played game: 27,110 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 23,600 for RimWorld — a similar number of players. Across all tracked metrics, Left 4 Dead 2 leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
RimWorld has had the higher daily player count for the last 12 days — Left 4 Dead 2 last led on Jul 10, 2026.
Days tracked
56
Current streak
12 days
RimWorld
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 6, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 56 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Left 4 Dead 2 | RimWorld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 27,110 | 23,600 |
| 24-hour peak | 34,760 | 33,293 |
| 7-day average | 26,234 | 28,479 |
| 30-day average | 27,825 | 28,513 |
| 30-day trend | +16% | +4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 45,866 | 42,478 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,046,895 | 243,033 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 15, 2009 | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Price | $9.99 | $34.99 |
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| Month | Left 4 Dead 2 | RimWorld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,856 | 35,260 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 29,374 | 41,078 | 28,866 | 39,561 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,175 | 43,221 | 27,206 | 40,266 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 28,252 | 45,866 | 29,095 | 42,478 |
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: 27,110 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,600 for RimWorld — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 27,825 concurrent players and RimWorld averaged 28,513. By that measure RimWorld is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 56 days Coilr has tracked both games, Left 4 Dead 2 had the higher daily average on 13 days, most recently on Jul 10, 2026. RimWorld has led for the last 12 days.
By Steam review score, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 243,033 reviews vs 98% across 1,046,895 for Left 4 Dead 2. Left 4 Dead 2 has the larger player base right now (27,110 vs 23,600 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 27,825 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,866.
RimWorld averaged 28,513 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,478.