Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
NieR:Automata™ is currently the more played game: 837 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 686 for Portal — about 22% more players. Portal counters with better Steam reviews: 99% positive vs 87%. Across all tracked metrics, Portal leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | NieR:Automata™ | Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 837 | 686 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,050 | 789 |
| 7-day average | 720 | 544 |
| 30-day average | 773 | 739 |
| 30-day trend | — | +59% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,157 | 1,469 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 99% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 99% positive |
| Total reviews | 152,246 | 197,422 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 17, 2017 | Oct 10, 2007 |
| Price | $39.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | NieR:Automata™ | Portal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 384 | 480 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 403 | 565 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 541 | 1,469 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 765 | 1,157 | 708 | 1,387 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
NieR:Automata™ currently has more players: 837 concurrent players on Steam vs 686 for Portal — about 22% more players.
Over the last 30 days NieR:Automata™ averaged 773 concurrent players and Portal averaged 739. By that measure NieR:Automata™ is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Portal rates higher: 99% positive across 197,422 reviews vs 87% across 152,246 for NieR:Automata™. NieR:Automata™ has the larger player base right now (837 vs 686 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Portal averaged 739 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 59% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,469.