Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Metro 2033 Redux is currently the more played game: 748 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 642 for Left 4 Dead — about 17% more players. Left 4 Dead counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 92%. Across all tracked metrics, Metro 2033 Redux leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Metro 2033 Redux has had the higher daily player count for the last 51 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
51
Current streak
51 days
Metro 2033 Redux
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
19%
Jul 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 51 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Left 4 Dead | Metro 2033 Redux |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 642 | 748 |
| 24-hour peak | 763 | 1,802 |
| 7-day average | 530 | 1,156 |
| 30-day average | 675 | 1,824 |
| 30-day trend | +55% | +59% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,188 | 3,793 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 67,571 | 138,804 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 17, 2008 | Aug 25, 2014 |
| Price | $9.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Left 4 Dead | Metro 2033 Redux | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 466 | 466 | 1,983 | 2,751 |
| May 2026 | 466 | 466 | 791 | 1,399 |
| Jun 2026 | 511 | 1,182 | 1,384 | 3,680 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 648 | 1,188 | 1,732 | 3,793 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Metro 2033 Redux currently has more players: 748 concurrent players on Steam vs 642 for Left 4 Dead — about 17% more players.
Over the last 30 days Left 4 Dead averaged 675 concurrent players and Metro 2033 Redux averaged 1,824. By that measure Metro 2033 Redux is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Metro 2033 Redux has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 51 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Left 4 Dead rates higher: 96% positive across 67,571 reviews vs 92% across 138,804 for Metro 2033 Redux. Metro 2033 Redux has the larger player base right now (748 vs 642 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Left 4 Dead averaged 675 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 55% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,188.
Metro 2033 Redux averaged 1,824 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 59% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,793.