Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PAYDAY 2 is currently the more played game: 32,694 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 10,417 for Ready or Not, about 3× more players. PAYDAY 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 78%. Ready or Not is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, PAYDAY 2 leads 10 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
PAYDAY 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 68 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
68
Current streak
68 days
PAYDAY 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
48%
Jun 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 68 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | PAYDAY 2 | Ready or Not |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 32,694 | 10,417 |
| 24-hour peak | 33,364 | 11,100 |
| 7-day average | 27,922 | 7,469 |
| 30-day average | 29,650 | 8,110 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | −7% |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,219 | 18,037 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 78% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 673,792 | 340,142 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 13, 2013 | Dec 13, 2023 |
| Price | $9.99 | $24.99 (−50%) |
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| Month | PAYDAY 2 | Ready or Not | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 16,764 | 26,468 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 25,803 | 33,915 | 10,682 | 18,037 |
| Jun 2026 | 28,999 | 35,496 | 8,727 | 17,376 |
| Jul 2026 | 30,148 | 36,219 | 8,850 | 17,529 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 28,167 | 33,957 | 7,624 | 11,129 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
PAYDAY 2 currently has more players: 32,694 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,417 for Ready or Not, about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,650 concurrent players and Ready or Not averaged 8,110. By that measure PAYDAY 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: PAYDAY 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 68 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, PAYDAY 2 rates higher: 89% positive across 673,792 reviews vs 78% across 340,142 for Ready or Not. PAYDAY 2 has the larger player base right now (32,694 vs 10,417 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,650 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,219.
Ready or Not averaged 8,110 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,037.