Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PAYDAY 2 is currently the more played game: 14,620 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,570 for Unturned — about 26% more players. 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 8 of 10.
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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 82 days — Unturned last led on May 6, 2026.
Days tracked
87
Current streak
82 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 87 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | PAYDAY 2 | Unturned |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 14,620 | 11,570 |
| 24-hour peak | 28,867 | 15,438 |
| 7-day average | 27,523 | 12,671 |
| 30-day average | 29,804 | 13,027 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,219 | 23,394 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 673,792 | 564,185 |
| 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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| 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 | 30,152 | 36,219 | 13,064 | 17,197 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 24,559 | 32,281 | 12,198 | 17,098 |
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: 14,620 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,570 for Unturned — about 26% more players.
Over the last 30 days PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,804 concurrent players and Unturned averaged 13,027. By that measure PAYDAY 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 87 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 82 days.
By Steam review score, Unturned rates higher: 91% positive across 564,185 reviews vs 89% across 673,792 for PAYDAY 2. PAYDAY 2 has the larger player base right now (14,620 vs 11,570 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,804 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,219.
Unturned averaged 13,027 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 23,394.