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PAYDAY 2 vs Ready or Not
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PAYDAY 2 is currently the more played game: 32,868 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,116 for Ready or Not, about 4× more players. PAYDAY 2 has been ahead for 113 days straight. PAYDAY 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 79%. Across all tracked metrics, PAYDAY 2 leads 9 of 10.
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 238h in PAYDAY 2 and 23.9h in Ready or Not. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
PAYDAY 2
238h
average of 130 members
Ready or Not
23.9h
average of 59 members
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Player count history
PAYDAY 2Ready or Not
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
PAYDAY 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 113 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
PAYDAY 2 led 113 daysReady or Not led 0 days
Days tracked
113
Current streak
113 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 113 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | PAYDAY 2 | Ready or Not |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 32,868 | 8,116 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,947 | 13,567 |
| 7-day average | 30,992 | 8,846 |
| 30-day average | 30,165 | 8,307 |
| 30-day trend | +5% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,901 | 18,037 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 79% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 84% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 674,764 | 346,789 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 13, 2013 | Dec 13, 2023 |
| Price | $9.99 | $49.99 |
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Players by month
| 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 | 30,217 | 36,129 | 8,866 | 17,529 |
| Aug 2026 | 29,314 | 35,476 | 8,036 | 15,284 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 29,652 | 36,901 | 8,412 | 16,608 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, PAYDAY 2 or Ready or Not?
PAYDAY 2 currently has more players: 32,868 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,116 for Ready or Not, about 4× more players.
Is PAYDAY 2 bigger than Ready or Not on Steam?
Over the last 30 days PAYDAY 2 averaged 30,165 concurrent players and Ready or Not averaged 8,307. By that measure PAYDAY 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Ready or Not ever had more players than PAYDAY 2?
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 113 days both games have been tracked.
Is PAYDAY 2 better than Ready or Not?
By Steam review score, PAYDAY 2 rates higher: 89% positive across 674,764 reviews vs 79% across 346,789 for Ready or Not. PAYDAY 2 has the larger player base right now (32,868 vs 8,116 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is PAYDAY 2 growing or declining on Steam?
PAYDAY 2 averaged 30,165 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,901.
Is Ready or Not growing or declining on Steam?
Ready or Not averaged 8,307 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,037.