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PAYDAY 2 vs Warframe
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
Warframe is currently the more played game: 37,872 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 30,708 for PAYDAY 2, about 23% more players. Warframe has been ahead for 123 days straight. Warframe is free to play, while PAYDAY 2 costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Warframe 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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PAYDAY 2
267h
average of 113 members
Warframe
341h
average of 111 members
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Player count history
PAYDAY 2Warframe
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Warframe has had the higher daily player count for the last 123 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
PAYDAY 2 led 0 daysWarframe led 123 days
Days tracked
123
Current streak
123 days
Warframe
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
31%
Sep 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 123 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | PAYDAY 2 | Warframe |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 30,708 | 37,872 |
| 24-hour peak | 34,809 | 60,889 |
| 7-day average | 31,317 | 52,968 |
| 30-day average | 29,907 | 51,968 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | −10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,901 | 157,274 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 86% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 674,631 | 676,792 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 13, 2013 | Mar 25, 2013 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | PAYDAY 2 | Warframe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 16,764 | 26,468 | 61,017 | 70,282 |
| May 2026 | 25,803 | 33,915 | 57,156 | 77,566 |
| Jun 2026 | 28,999 | 35,496 | 59,349 | 125,360 |
| Jul 2026 | 30,217 | 36,129 | 59,167 | 157,274 |
| Aug 2026 | 29,333 | 35,476 | 54,719 | 76,771 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 29,522 | 36,901 | 51,964 | 76,298 |
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 Warframe?
Warframe currently has more players: 37,872 concurrent players on Steam vs 30,708 for PAYDAY 2, about 23% more players.
Is PAYDAY 2 bigger than Warframe on Steam?
Over the last 30 days PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,907 concurrent players and Warframe averaged 51,968. By that measure Warframe is currently the bigger game.
Has PAYDAY 2 ever had more players than Warframe?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Warframe has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 123 days both games have been tracked.
Is PAYDAY 2 better than Warframe?
By Steam review score, PAYDAY 2 rates higher: 89% positive across 674,631 reviews vs 88% across 676,792 for Warframe. Warframe has the larger player base right now (37,872 vs 30,708 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is PAYDAY 2 growing or declining on Steam?
PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,907 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,901.
Is Warframe growing or declining on Steam?
Warframe averaged 51,968 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 157,274.