Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the more played game: 16,404 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 13,165 for Unturned — about 25% more players. Left 4 Dead 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 91%. Unturned is free to play, while Left 4 Dead 2 costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Left 4 Dead 2 leads 9 of 9.
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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 70 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
70
Current streak
70 days
Left 4 Dead 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
28%
Jun 1, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 70 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Left 4 Dead 2 | Unturned |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,404 | 13,165 |
| 24-hour peak | 34,632 | 14,946 |
| 7-day average | 28,025 | 13,087 |
| 30-day average | 27,134 | 12,953 |
| 30-day trend | +11% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 45,866 | 23,394 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,045,039 | 563,893 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 15, 2009 | Jul 6, 2017 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Left 4 Dead 2 | Unturned | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,856 | 35,260 | 10,905 | 10,905 |
| May 2026 | 29,374 | 41,078 | 14,551 | 23,394 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,168 | 43,221 | 13,041 | 18,304 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,032 | 45,866 | 13,129 | 17,197 |
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: 16,404 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,165 for Unturned — about 25% more players.
Over the last 30 days Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 27,134 concurrent players and Unturned averaged 12,953. 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 70 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Left 4 Dead 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 1,045,039 reviews vs 91% across 563,893 for Unturned. Left 4 Dead 2 has the larger player base right now (16,404 vs 13,165 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 27,134 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,866.
Unturned averaged 12,953 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 23,394.