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Left 4 Dead 2 vs Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the more played game: 22,355 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,747 for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, about 2.3× more players. Left 4 Dead 2 has been ahead for 53 days straight. Left 4 Dead 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 72%. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Left 4 Dead 2 leads 10 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 163h in Left 4 Dead 2 and 51.8h in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. 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
163h
average of 135 members
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
51.8h
average of 20 members
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Player count history
Left 4 Dead 2Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Left 4 Dead 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 53 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Left 4 Dead 2 led 53 daysWarhammer 40,000: Darktide led 0 days
Days tracked
53
Current streak
53 days
Left 4 Dead 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
41%
Jul 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 53 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Left 4 Dead 2 | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 22,355 | 9,747 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,099 | 10,380 |
| 7-day average | 24,428 | 6,853 |
| 30-day average | 25,153 | 6,818 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | −35% |
| Peak (tracked) | 45,305 | 19,137 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 72% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,056,575 | 138,409 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 16, 2009 | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 (−75%) |
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Players by month
| Month | Left 4 Dead 2 | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,856 | 35,260 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 29,374 | 41,078 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 24,185 | 43,172 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 28,131 | 45,305 | 11,528 | 19,137 |
| Aug 2026 | 25,842 | 41,038 | 7,235 | 13,576 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 23,171 | 40,163 | 6,846 | 10,380 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Left 4 Dead 2 or Warhammer 40,000: Darktide?
Left 4 Dead 2 currently has more players: 22,355 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,747 for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, about 2.3× more players.
Is Left 4 Dead 2 bigger than Warhammer 40,000: Darktide on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 25,153 concurrent players and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide averaged 6,818. By that measure Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Warhammer 40,000: Darktide ever had more players than Left 4 Dead 2?
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 53 days both games have been tracked.
Is Left 4 Dead 2 better than Warhammer 40,000: Darktide?
By Steam review score, Left 4 Dead 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 1,056,575 reviews vs 72% across 138,409 for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Left 4 Dead 2 has the larger player base right now (22,355 vs 9,747 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 25,153 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,305.
Is Warhammer 40,000: Darktide growing or declining on Steam?
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide averaged 6,818 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 35% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,137.