Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
XCOM® 2 is currently the more played game: 3,679 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 0 for Paladins® — far more players. Paladins® is free to play, while XCOM® 2 costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, XCOM® 2 leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
XCOM® 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 17 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
17
Current streak
17 days
XCOM® 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
56%
Jun 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 17 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Paladins® | XCOM® 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 0 | 3,679 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,327 | 3,800 |
| 7-day average | 773 | 3,310 |
| 30-day average | 753 | 3,146 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | +4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,399 | 4,686 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 83% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 345,328 | 108,558 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | May 7, 2018 | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
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| Month | Paladins® | XCOM® 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 804 | 1,209 | 3,758 | 3,758 |
| Jun 2026 | 759 | 1,399 | 2,948 | 4,311 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 762 | 1,378 | 3,318 | 4,686 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
XCOM® 2 currently has more players: 3,679 concurrent players on Steam vs 0 for Paladins® — far more players.
Over the last 30 days Paladins® averaged 753 concurrent players and XCOM® 2 averaged 3,146. By that measure XCOM® 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: XCOM® 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 17 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Paladins® rates higher: 85% positive across 345,328 reviews vs 85% across 108,558 for XCOM® 2. XCOM® 2 has the larger player base right now (3,679 vs 0 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Paladins® averaged 753 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,399.
XCOM® 2 averaged 3,146 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 4,686.