Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Portal is currently the more played game: 748 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 624 for POSTAL 2 — about 20% more players. Portal also has the better Steam reviews: 99% positive vs 97%. Across all tracked metrics, Portal leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Portal has had the higher daily player count for the last 21 days — POSTAL 2 last led on Jun 24, 2026.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
21 days
Portal
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
1%
Jun 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 37 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Portal | POSTAL 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 748 | 624 |
| 24-hour peak | 837 | 674 |
| 7-day average | 727 | 601 |
| 30-day average | 706 | 601 |
| 30-day trend | +66% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,469 | 1,189 |
| Steam reviews | 99% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 98% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 196,654 | 135,601 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 9, 2007 | Nov 2, 2012 |
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Portal | POSTAL 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 384 | 480 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 403 | 565 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 539 | 1,469 | 597 | 1,189 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 829 | 1,387 | 658 | 1,087 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Portal currently has more players: 748 concurrent players on Steam vs 624 for POSTAL 2 — about 20% more players.
Over the last 30 days Portal averaged 706 concurrent players and POSTAL 2 averaged 601. By that measure Portal is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 37 days Coilr has tracked both games, POSTAL 2 had the higher daily average on 16 days, most recently on Jun 24, 2026. Portal has led for the last 21 days.
By Steam review score, Portal rates higher: 99% positive across 196,654 reviews vs 97% across 135,601 for POSTAL 2. Portal has the larger player base right now (748 vs 624 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Portal averaged 706 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 66% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,469.