Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PAYDAY 2 is currently the more played game: 33,478 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 19,399 for THE FINALS — about 1.7× more players. PAYDAY 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 78%. THE FINALS is free to play, while PAYDAY 2 costs $4.99 (−50%). Across all tracked metrics, PAYDAY 2 leads 8 of 9.
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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 62 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
62
Current streak
62 days
PAYDAY 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
40%
May 13, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 62 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | PAYDAY 2 | THE FINALS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 33,478 | 19,399 |
| 24-hour peak | 33,709 | 19,505 |
| 7-day average | 29,563 | 14,042 |
| 30-day average | 29,927 | 12,263 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | +11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,219 | 28,328 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 78% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 673,507 | 272,267 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2013 | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Price | $4.99 (−50%) | Free to play |
Full stats: PAYDAY 2 · THE FINALS · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | PAYDAY 2 | THE FINALS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 16,764 | 26,468 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 25,803 | 33,915 | 12,538 | 18,416 |
| Jun 2026 | 28,970 | 35,496 | 10,649 | 18,175 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 30,585 | 36,219 | 13,222 | 28,328 |
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: 33,478 concurrent players on Steam vs 19,399 for THE FINALS — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,927 concurrent players and THE FINALS averaged 12,263. 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 62 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, PAYDAY 2 rates higher: 89% positive across 673,507 reviews vs 78% across 272,267 for THE FINALS. PAYDAY 2 has the larger player base right now (33,478 vs 19,399 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,927 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,219.
THE FINALS averaged 12,263 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 28,328.