Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
NBA 2K26 is currently the more played game: 25,809 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 22,939 for OBS Studio — a similar number of players. OBS Studio counters with better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 64%. Across all tracked metrics, NBA 2K26 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
NBA 2K26 has had the higher daily player count for the last 50 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
50 days
NBA 2K26
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
10%
Jul 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | NBA 2K26 | OBS Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 25,809 | 22,939 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,917 | 29,366 |
| 7-day average | 24,707 | 19,567 |
| 30-day average | 25,976 | 19,424 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 47,378 | 31,474 |
| Steam reviews | 64% positive | 95% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 68% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 29,580 | 54,276 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | — |
| Release date | Sep 3, 2025 | Mar 20, 2022 |
| Price | $9.79 | — |
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| Month | NBA 2K26 | OBS Studio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 28,957 | 47,378 | 19,580 | 29,952 |
| Jun 2026 | 26,093 | 45,480 | 19,294 | 31,474 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 26,088 | 46,741 | 19,351 | 30,480 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
NBA 2K26 currently has more players: 25,809 concurrent players on Steam vs 22,939 for OBS Studio — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days NBA 2K26 averaged 25,976 concurrent players and OBS Studio averaged 19,424. By that measure NBA 2K26 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: NBA 2K26 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 50 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, OBS Studio rates higher: 95% positive across 54,276 reviews vs 64% across 29,580 for NBA 2K26. NBA 2K26 has the larger player base right now (25,809 vs 22,939 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
NBA 2K26 averaged 25,976 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,378.
OBS Studio averaged 19,424 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 31,474.