Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
PAYDAY 2 is currently the more played game: 32,849 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 21,452 for Where Winds Meet — about 1.5× more players. PAYDAY 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 87%. Where Winds Meet is free to play, while PAYDAY 2 costs $4.99 (−50%). 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 56 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
56
Current streak
56 days
PAYDAY 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
29%
Jun 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 56 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | PAYDAY 2 | Where Winds Meet |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 32,849 | 21,452 |
| 24-hour peak | 33,195 | 29,347 |
| 7-day average | 30,114 | 14,234 |
| 30-day average | 30,281 | 13,520 |
| 30-day trend | +5% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,219 | 33,572 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 673,674 | 112,530 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Aug 13, 2013 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Price | $4.99 (−50%) | Free to play |
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| Month | PAYDAY 2 | Where Winds Meet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 16,764 | 26,468 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 25,803 | 33,915 | 20,207 | 33,572 |
| Jun 2026 | 28,987 | 35,496 | 15,259 | 31,373 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 30,509 | 36,219 | 13,127 | 30,096 |
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: 32,849 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,452 for Where Winds Meet — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days PAYDAY 2 averaged 30,281 concurrent players and Where Winds Meet averaged 13,520. 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 56 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, PAYDAY 2 rates higher: 89% positive across 673,674 reviews vs 87% across 112,530 for Where Winds Meet. PAYDAY 2 has the larger player base right now (32,849 vs 21,452 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
PAYDAY 2 averaged 30,281 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,219.
Where Winds Meet averaged 13,520 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 33,572.