Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Slay the Spire 2 is currently the more played game: 54,115 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 32,495 for PAYDAY 2 — about 1.7× more players. PAYDAY 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 60%. PAYDAY 2 is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Slay the Spire 2 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Slay the Spire 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 54 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
54
Current streak
54 days
Slay the Spire 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
51%
Jul 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 54 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | PAYDAY 2 | Slay the Spire 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 32,495 | 54,115 |
| 24-hour peak | 33,057 | 98,029 |
| 7-day average | 30,401 | 67,658 |
| 30-day average | 30,028 | 70,795 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | −18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,219 | 165,473 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 60% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 61% positive |
| Total reviews | 673,507 | 190,176 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2013 | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Price | $4.99 (−50%) | $24.99 |
Full stats: PAYDAY 2 · Slay the Spire 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | PAYDAY 2 | Slay the Spire 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 16,764 | 26,468 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 25,803 | 33,915 | 98,713 | 165,473 |
| Jun 2026 | 28,983 | 35,496 | 82,177 | 152,837 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 30,540 | 36,219 | 69,012 | 125,940 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Slay the Spire 2 currently has more players: 54,115 concurrent players on Steam vs 32,495 for PAYDAY 2 — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days PAYDAY 2 averaged 30,028 concurrent players and Slay the Spire 2 averaged 70,795. By that measure Slay the Spire 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Slay the Spire 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 54 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, PAYDAY 2 rates higher: 89% positive across 673,507 reviews vs 60% across 190,176 for Slay the Spire 2. Slay the Spire 2 has the larger player base right now (54,115 vs 32,495 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
PAYDAY 2 averaged 30,028 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,219.
Slay the Spire 2 averaged 70,795 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 165,473.