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PAYDAY 2 vs Unturned
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PAYDAY 2 is currently the more played game: 31,567 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,189 for Unturned, about 2.1× more players. PAYDAY 2 has been ahead for 128 days straight, and has led on 131 days of the 133 days Coilr has tracked both games. Unturned counters with better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 89%. Unturned is free to play, while PAYDAY 2 costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, PAYDAY 2 leads 7 of 9.
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.
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Coilr members average 267h in PAYDAY 2 and 20.2h in Unturned. 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
267h
average of 114 members
Unturned
20.2h
average of 109 members
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Player count history
PAYDAY 2Unturned
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 128 days. Unturned last led on May 6, 2026.
PAYDAY 2 led 131 daysUnturned led 2 days
Days tracked
133
Current streak
128 days
PAYDAY 2
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
7%
May 6, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 133 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | PAYDAY 2 | Unturned |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 31,567 | 15,189 |
| 24-hour peak | 34,809 | 15,189 |
| 7-day average | 31,393 | 13,222 |
| 30-day average | 29,909 | 13,863 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,901 | 23,394 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 86% positive | 86% positive |
| Total reviews | 674,631 | 564,633 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 13, 2013 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | PAYDAY 2 | Unturned | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 16,764 | 26,468 | 10,905 | 10,905 |
| May 2026 | 25,803 | 33,915 | 14,551 | 23,394 |
| Jun 2026 | 28,999 | 35,496 | 13,057 | 18,304 |
| Jul 2026 | 30,217 | 36,129 | 13,058 | 17,141 |
| Aug 2026 | 29,337 | 35,476 | 14,512 | 21,722 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 29,525 | 36,901 | 13,234 | 18,168 |
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 Unturned?
PAYDAY 2 currently has more players: 31,567 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,189 for Unturned, about 2.1× more players.
Is PAYDAY 2 bigger than Unturned on Steam?
Over the last 30 days PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,909 concurrent players and Unturned averaged 13,863. By that measure PAYDAY 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Unturned ever had more players than PAYDAY 2?
Yes. Across the 133 days Coilr has tracked both games, Unturned had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on May 6, 2026. PAYDAY 2 has led for the last 128 days.
Is PAYDAY 2 better than Unturned?
By Steam review score, Unturned rates higher: 91% positive across 564,633 reviews vs 89% across 674,631 for PAYDAY 2. PAYDAY 2 has the larger player base right now (31,567 vs 15,189 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is PAYDAY 2 growing or declining on Steam?
PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,909 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,901.
Is Unturned growing or declining on Steam?
Unturned averaged 13,863 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 23,394.