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Marvel Rivals vs Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 is the more played game right now: 74,293 players on Steam against 65,934 for Marvel Rivals, a similar number of players. Team Fortress 2 has been ahead for 12 days straight, and has led on 15 days of the 142 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Team Fortress 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 75%. Across all tracked metrics, Team Fortress 2 leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 78.4h in Marvel Rivals and 404h in Team Fortress 2. 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.
Marvel Rivals
78.4h
average of 174 members
Team Fortress 2
404h
average of 130 members
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Marvel Rivals
54,150Team Fortress 2
68,787Daily averages · latest day · Team Fortress 2, 27% ahead of Marvel Rivals
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Team Fortress 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 12 days. Marvel Rivals last led on Sep 30, 2026.
Marvel Rivals led 127 daysTeam Fortress 2 led 15 days
- Days tracked
- 142
- Current streak
- 12 days
- Team Fortress 2
- Lead changes
- 7
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Sep 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 142 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Marvel Rivals | Team Fortress 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 65,934 | 74,293 |
| 24-hour peak | 79,186 | 83,600 |
| 7-day average | 55,305 | 72,465 |
| 30-day average | 63,537 | 64,547 |
| 30-day trend | −15% | +28% |
| Peak (tracked) | 197,430 | 100,338 |
| Steam reviews | 75% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 63% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 421,738 | 1,253,831 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 5, 2024 | Oct 10, 2007 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Marvel Rivals | Team Fortress 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 103,946 | 141,509 | 44,663 | 52,995 |
| May 2026 | 80,791 | 116,387 | 48,944 | 59,895 |
| Jun 2026 | 70,102 | 129,331 | 44,528 | 61,030 |
| Jul 2026 | 84,487 | 197,430 | 47,799 | 71,002 |
| Aug 2026 | 80,889 | 145,964 | 50,385 | 63,295 |
| Sep 2026 | 68,554 | 146,743 | 56,169 | 78,128 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 55,026 | 85,204 | 71,642 | 100,338 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Marvel Rivals or Team Fortress 2?
Team Fortress 2 currently has more players: 74,293 concurrent players on Steam vs 65,934 for Marvel Rivals, a similar number of players.
Is Marvel Rivals bigger than Team Fortress 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Marvel Rivals averaged 63,537 concurrent players and Team Fortress 2 averaged 64,547. By that measure Team Fortress 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Marvel Rivals ever had more players than Team Fortress 2?
Yes. Across the 142 days Coilr has tracked both games, Marvel Rivals had the higher daily average on 127 days, most recently on Sep 30, 2026. Team Fortress 2 has led for the last 12 days.
Is Marvel Rivals better than Team Fortress 2?
By Steam review score, Team Fortress 2 rates higher: 91% positive across 1,253,831 reviews vs 75% across 421,738 for Marvel Rivals. Team Fortress 2 has the larger player base right now (74,293 vs 65,934 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Marvel Rivals growing or declining on Steam?
Marvel Rivals averaged 63,537 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 197,430.
Is Team Fortress 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Team Fortress 2 averaged 64,547 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 28% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 100,338.
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