Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently the more played game: 37,363 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 25,100 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — about 49% more players. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 92%. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently 80% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Red Dead Redemption 2 leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Red Dead Redemption 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 106 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
106
Current streak
106 days
Red Dead Redemption 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
16%
Jun 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 106 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 37,363 | 25,100 |
| 24-hour peak | 43,037 | 27,696 |
| 7-day average | 29,780 | 15,483 |
| 30-day average | 32,911 | 17,150 |
| 30-day trend | +29% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 52,264 | 36,725 |
| Steam reviews | 92% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 903,414 | 879,644 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 5, 2019 | May 18, 2015 |
| Price | $59.99 | $7.99 (−80%) |
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| Month | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 21,711 | 28,989 | 6,695 | 9,456 |
| May 2026 | 25,794 | 44,913 | 8,795 | 22,192 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,911 | 45,957 | 16,364 | 35,175 |
| Jul 2026 | 32,742 | 52,264 | 17,206 | 36,725 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 31,544 | 43,037 | 17,869 | 27,696 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Red Dead Redemption 2 currently has more players: 37,363 concurrent players on Steam vs 25,100 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — about 49% more players.
Over the last 30 days Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 32,911 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 17,150. By that measure Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Red Dead Redemption 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 106 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher: 97% positive across 879,644 reviews vs 92% across 903,414 for Red Dead Redemption 2. Red Dead Redemption 2 has the larger player base right now (37,363 vs 25,100 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 32,911 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 29% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,264.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 17,150 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,725.