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Risk of Rain 2 vs Unturned
Risk of Rain 2 is the more played game right now: 36,877 players on Steam against 10,818 for Unturned, about 3× more players. Risk of Rain 2 has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 1 day of the 122 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Risk of Rain 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 91%. Unturned is free to play, while Risk of Rain 2 costs $8.24 (−67%). Across all tracked metrics, Risk of Rain 2 leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Risk of Rain 2 is read every 5 minutes, Unturned every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 54.7h in Risk of Rain 2 and 26.1h in Unturned. 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
Unturned
26.1h
average of 153 members
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Risk of Rain 2
13,715Unturned
11,296Daily averages · latest day · Risk of Rain 2, 21% ahead of Unturned
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Risk of Rain 2 is read every 5 minutes, Unturned every 10 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
Risk of Rain 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. Unturned last led on Oct 7, 2026.
Risk of Rain 2 led 1 dayUnturned led 121 days
- Days tracked
- 122
- Current streak
- 1 day
- Risk of Rain 2
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- 18%
- Oct 8, 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 | Unturned |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 36,877 | 10,818 |
| 24-hour peak | 36,877 | 14,013 |
| 7-day average | 7,781 | 11,493 |
| 30-day average | 5,911 | 12,729 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 36,877 | 23,394 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 86% positive |
| Total reviews | 353,403 | 564,780 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 11, 2020 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Price | $8.24 (−67%) | Free to play |
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 | Unturned | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,817 | 6,817 | 10,905 | 10,905 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 14,551 | 23,394 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,761 | 9,557 | 13,057 | 18,304 |
| Jul 2026 | 5,996 | 10,659 | 13,058 | 17,141 |
| Aug 2026 | 5,305 | 10,444 | 14,521 | 21,722 |
| Sep 2026 | 5,611 | 8,757 | 13,173 | 17,952 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 7,247 | 36,877 | 11,812 | 16,875 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Risk of Rain 2 or Unturned?
Risk of Rain 2 currently has more players: 36,877 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,818 for Unturned, about 3× more players.
Is Risk of Rain 2 bigger than Unturned on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Risk of Rain 2 averaged 5,911 concurrent players and Unturned averaged 12,729. By that measure Unturned is currently the bigger game.
Has Unturned ever had more players than Risk of Rain 2?
Yes. Across the 122 days Coilr has tracked both games, Unturned had the higher daily average on 121 days, most recently on Oct 7, 2026. Risk of Rain 2 has led for the last 1 day.
Is Risk of Rain 2 better than Unturned?
By Steam review score, Risk of Rain 2 rates higher: 94% positive across 353,403 reviews vs 91% across 564,780 for Unturned. Risk of Rain 2 has the larger player base right now (36,877 vs 10,818 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 5,911 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,877.
Is Unturned growing or declining on Steam?
Unturned averaged 12,729 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 23,394.
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