Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Marvel Rivals is currently the more played game: 48,208 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 30,190 for PAYDAY 2 — about 1.6× more players. PAYDAY 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 76%. Marvel Rivals is free to play, while PAYDAY 2 costs $4.99 (−50%). Across all tracked metrics, Marvel Rivals leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Marvel Rivals has had the higher daily player count for the last 87 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
87
Current streak
87 days
Marvel Rivals
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
48%
Jun 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 87 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Marvel Rivals | PAYDAY 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 48,208 | 30,190 |
| 24-hour peak | 128,771 | 30,909 |
| 7-day average | 102,078 | 30,154 |
| 30-day average | 80,548 | 29,713 |
| 30-day trend | +18% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 197,450 | 36,219 |
| Steam reviews | 76% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 398,876 | 673,332 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 4, 2024 | Aug 12, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | $4.99 (−50%) |
Full stats: Marvel Rivals · PAYDAY 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Marvel Rivals | PAYDAY 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 103,946 | 141,509 | 16,764 | 26,468 |
| May 2026 | 80,791 | 116,387 | 25,803 | 33,915 |
| Jun 2026 | 70,047 | 129,331 | 28,958 | 35,496 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 85,869 | 197,450 | 30,562 | 36,219 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Marvel Rivals currently has more players: 48,208 concurrent players on Steam vs 30,190 for PAYDAY 2 — about 1.6× more players.
Over the last 30 days Marvel Rivals averaged 80,548 concurrent players and PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,713. By that measure Marvel Rivals is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Marvel Rivals has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 87 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, PAYDAY 2 rates higher: 89% positive across 673,332 reviews vs 76% across 398,876 for Marvel Rivals. Marvel Rivals has the larger player base right now (48,208 vs 30,190 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Marvel Rivals averaged 80,548 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 197,450.
PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,713 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,219.