Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
POSTAL 2 is currently the more played game: 624 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 557 for New World: Aeternum — a similar number of players. POSTAL 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 67%. Across all tracked metrics, POSTAL 2 leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
POSTAL 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 20 days — New World: Aeternum last led on Jun 25, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
20 days
POSTAL 2
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
2%
Jun 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 37 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | New World: Aeternum | POSTAL 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 557 | 624 |
| 24-hour peak | 584 | 674 |
| 7-day average | 499 | 601 |
| 30-day average | 509 | 601 |
| 30-day trend | −10% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 911 | 1,189 |
| Steam reviews | 67% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 32% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 296,732 | 135,601 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 27, 2021 | Nov 2, 2012 |
| Price | — | $9.99 |
Full stats: New World: Aeternum · POSTAL 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | New World: Aeternum | POSTAL 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 618 | 687 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 538 | 911 | 597 | 1,189 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 506 | 786 | 658 | 1,087 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
POSTAL 2 currently has more players: 624 concurrent players on Steam vs 557 for New World: Aeternum — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days New World: Aeternum averaged 509 concurrent players and POSTAL 2 averaged 601. By that measure POSTAL 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, New World: Aeternum had the higher daily average on 5 days, most recently on Jun 25, 2026. POSTAL 2 has led for the last 20 days.
By Steam review score, POSTAL 2 rates higher: 97% positive across 135,601 reviews vs 67% across 296,732 for New World: Aeternum. POSTAL 2 has the larger player base right now (624 vs 557 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
New World: Aeternum averaged 509 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 911.