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PAYDAY 2 vs Risk of Rain 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PAYDAY 2 is currently the more played game: 32,641 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,032 for Risk of Rain 2, about 5× more players. PAYDAY 2 has been ahead for 78 days straight. Risk of Rain 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 89%. Risk of Rain 2 is currently 67% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, PAYDAY 2 leads 8 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 354h in PAYDAY 2 and 39.8h 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
354h
average of 78 members
Risk of Rain 2
39.8h
average of 64 members
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Player count history
PAYDAY 2Risk of Rain 2
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 78 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
PAYDAY 2 led 78 daysRisk of Rain 2 led 0 days
Days tracked
78
Current streak
78 days
PAYDAY 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
72%
Apr 30, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 78 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | PAYDAY 2 | Risk of Rain 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 32,641 | 7,032 |
| 24-hour peak | 33,710 | 9,257 |
| 7-day average | 28,881 | 5,422 |
| 30-day average | 28,736 | 4,861 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | −24% |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,129 | 10,659 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 92% positive |
| Total reviews | 674,177 | 351,480 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 13, 2013 | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Price | $9.99 | $8.24 (−67%) |
Full stats: PAYDAY 2 · Risk of Rain 2 · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| 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 | 30,210 | 36,129 | 5,996 | 10,659 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 28,750 | 35,169 | 4,860 | 9,257 |
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 Risk of Rain 2?
PAYDAY 2 currently has more players: 32,641 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,032 for Risk of Rain 2, about 5× more players.
Is PAYDAY 2 bigger than Risk of Rain 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days PAYDAY 2 averaged 28,736 concurrent players and Risk of Rain 2 averaged 4,861. 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 78 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 351,480 reviews vs 89% across 674,177 for PAYDAY 2. PAYDAY 2 has the larger player base right now (32,641 vs 7,032 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is PAYDAY 2 growing or declining on Steam?
PAYDAY 2 averaged 28,736 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,129.
Is Risk of Rain 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Risk of Rain 2 averaged 4,861 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 24% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 10,659.