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Payday 2 vs Risk of Rain 2
Risk of Rain 2 is the more played game right now: 35,380 players on Steam against 27,835 for PAYDAY 2, about 27% more players. PAYDAY 2 has been ahead for 123 days straight.
Risk of Rain 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 89%. Risk of Rain 2 is currently 67% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, PAYDAY 2 leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. PAYDAY 2 is read every 10 minutes, Risk of Rain 2 every 5 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 208h in PAYDAY 2 and 54.7h in Risk of Rain 2. 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
208h
average of 152 members
Risk of Rain 2
54.7h
average of 122 members
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PAYDAY 2
28,837Risk of Rain 2
9,758Daily averages · latest day · PAYDAY 2, 3.0× the players of Risk of Rain 2
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · PAYDAY 2 is read every 10 minutes, Risk of Rain 2 every 5 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
PAYDAY 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 123 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
PAYDAY 2 led 123 daysRisk of Rain 2 led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 123
- Current streak
- 123 days
- PAYDAY 2
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 64%
- Oct 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 123 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | PAYDAY 2 | Risk of Rain 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 27,835 | 35,380 |
| 24-hour peak | 32,583 | 35,380 |
| 7-day average | 29,949 | 7,082 |
| 30-day average | 30,167 | 5,742 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,901 | 35,380 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 674,967 | 353,403 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 13, 2013 | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Price | $4.99 (−50%) | $8.24 (−67%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | PAYDAY 2 | Risk of Rain 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 16,764 | 26,468 | 6,817 | 6,817 |
| May 2026 | 25,803 | 33,915 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 28,999 | 35,496 | 5,761 | 9,557 |
| Jul 2026 | 30,217 | 36,129 | 5,996 | 10,659 |
| Aug 2026 | 29,325 | 35,168 | 5,305 | 10,444 |
| Sep 2026 | 29,723 | 36,901 | 5,611 | 8,757 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 29,625 | 34,870 | 6,760 | 35,380 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Payday 2 or Risk of Rain 2?
Risk of Rain 2 currently has more players: 35,380 concurrent players on Steam vs 27,835 for PAYDAY 2, about 27% more players.
Is Payday 2 bigger than Risk of Rain 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days PAYDAY 2 averaged 30,167 concurrent players and Risk of Rain 2 averaged 5,742. By that measure PAYDAY 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Risk of Rain 2 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 123 days both games have been tracked.
Is Payday 2 better than Risk of Rain 2?
By Steam review score, Risk of Rain 2 rates higher: 94% positive across 353,403 reviews vs 89% across 674,967 for PAYDAY 2. Risk of Rain 2 has the larger player base right now (35,380 vs 27,835 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is PAYDAY 2 growing or declining on Steam?
PAYDAY 2 averaged 30,167 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,901.
Is Risk of Rain 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Risk of Rain 2 averaged 5,742 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,380.
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