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Risk of Rain 2 vs The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is the more played game right now: 38,462 players on Steam against 36,814 for Risk of Rain 2, a similar number of players. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has been ahead for 122 days straight.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 94%. Risk of Rain 2 is currently 67% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 54.7h in Risk of Rain 2 and 147h in The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Risk of Rain 2
54.7h
average of 122 members
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
147h
average of 98 members
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Risk of Rain 2
13,705The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
41,899Daily averages · latest day · The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, 3.1× the players of Risk of Rain 2
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has had the higher daily player count for the last 122 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Risk of Rain 2 led 0 daysThe Binding of Isaac: Rebirth led 122 days
- Days tracked
- 122
- Current streak
- 122 days
- The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 63%
- Jun 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 122 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Risk of Rain 2 | The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 36,814 | 38,462 |
| 24-hour peak | 36,814 | 63,643 |
| 7-day average | 7,635 | 45,893 |
| 30-day average | 5,876 | 50,543 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −25% |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,814 | 155,754 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 353,403 | 460,008 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 11, 2020 | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Price | $8.24 (−67%) | $14.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Risk of Rain 2 | The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,817 | 6,817 | — | — |
| May 2026 | — | — | 19,345 | 26,340 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,761 | 9,557 | 27,990 | 136,500 |
| Jul 2026 | 5,996 | 10,659 | 94,182 | 155,754 |
| Aug 2026 | 5,305 | 10,444 | 73,840 | 118,118 |
| Sep 2026 | 5,611 | 8,757 | 54,105 | 92,795 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 7,246 | 36,814 | 45,965 | 70,823 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Risk of Rain 2 or The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth?
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth currently has more players: 38,462 concurrent players on Steam vs 36,814 for Risk of Rain 2, a similar number of players.
Is Risk of Rain 2 bigger than The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Risk of Rain 2 averaged 5,876 concurrent players and The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth averaged 50,543. By that measure The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is currently the bigger game.
Has Risk of Rain 2 ever had more players than The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 122 days both games have been tracked.
Is Risk of Rain 2 better than The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth?
By Steam review score, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth rates higher: 97% positive across 460,008 reviews vs 94% across 353,403 for Risk of Rain 2. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has the larger player base right now (38,462 vs 36,814 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Risk of Rain 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Risk of Rain 2 averaged 5,876 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,814.
Is The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth growing or declining on Steam?
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth averaged 50,543 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 25% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 155,754.
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