Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Resident Evil 2 is currently the more played game: 2,472 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,325 for Rise of the Tomb Raider™ — about 1.9× more players. Resident Evil 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 94%. Across all tracked metrics, Resident Evil 2 leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Resident Evil 2 | Rise of the Tomb Raider™ |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,472 | 1,325 |
| 24-hour peak | 4,063 | 3,207 |
| 7-day average | 2,870 | 1,979 |
| 30-day average | 3,650 | 1,979 |
| 30-day trend | −35% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,219 | 3,207 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 217,845 | 154,014 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 24, 2019 | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Price | $39.99 | $29.99 |
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| Month | Resident Evil 2 | Rise of the Tomb Raider™ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,765 | 3,765 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 4,898 | 9,219 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 3,375 | 5,753 | 1,972 | 3,207 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Resident Evil 2 currently has more players: 2,472 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,325 for Rise of the Tomb Raider™ — about 1.9× more players.
Over the last 30 days Resident Evil 2 averaged 3,650 concurrent players and Rise of the Tomb Raider™ averaged 1,979. By that measure Resident Evil 2 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Resident Evil 2 rates higher: 97% positive across 217,845 reviews vs 94% across 154,014 for Rise of the Tomb Raider™. Resident Evil 2 has the larger player base right now (2,472 vs 1,325 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Resident Evil 2 averaged 3,650 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 35% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,219.