Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PAYDAY 2 is currently the more played game: 29,734 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 14,393 for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands, about 2.1× more players. PAYDAY 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 80%. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands is currently 95% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, PAYDAY 2 leads 9 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 22 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
22
Current streak
22 days
PAYDAY 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
70%
Aug 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 22 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | PAYDAY 2 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 29,734 | 14,393 |
| 24-hour peak | 31,995 | 14,393 |
| 7-day average | 28,402 | 2,717 |
| 30-day average | 29,536 | 1,733 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,219 | 14,393 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 80% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 75% positive |
| Total reviews | 673,864 | 105,830 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 13, 2013 | Mar 6, 2017 |
| Price | $9.99 | $2.49 (−95%) |
Full stats: PAYDAY 2 · Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | PAYDAY 2 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 16,764 | 26,468 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 25,803 | 33,915 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 28,999 | 35,496 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 30,151 | 36,219 | 1,408 | 2,280 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 28,403 | 33,957 | 2,507 | 14,393 |
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: 29,734 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,393 for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands, about 2.1× more players.
Over the last 30 days PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,536 concurrent players and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands averaged 1,733. 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 22 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, PAYDAY 2 rates higher: 89% positive across 673,864 reviews vs 80% across 105,830 for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands. PAYDAY 2 has the larger player base right now (29,734 vs 14,393 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,536 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,219.