Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Slay the Spire is currently the more played game: 6,173 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,273 for XCOM® 2 — about 44% more players. Slay the Spire also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 85%. Slay the Spire is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Slay the Spire leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Slay the Spire has had the higher daily player count for the last 22 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
22
Current streak
22 days
Slay the Spire
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
49%
Jul 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 22 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Slay the Spire | XCOM® 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,173 | 4,273 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,437 | 4,722 |
| 7-day average | 7,007 | 3,173 |
| 30-day average | 7,818 | 3,262 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | +12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 15,650 | 4,722 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 216,579 | 108,646 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 23, 2019 | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Price | $6.24 (−75%) | $19.99 |
Full stats: Slay the Spire · XCOM® 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Slay the Spire | XCOM® 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 9,434 | 15,650 | 3,758 | 3,758 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,819 | 15,610 | 2,922 | 4,289 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,675 | 13,362 | 3,270 | 4,722 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Slay the Spire currently has more players: 6,173 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,273 for XCOM® 2 — about 44% more players.
Over the last 30 days Slay the Spire averaged 7,818 concurrent players and XCOM® 2 averaged 3,262. By that measure Slay the Spire is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Slay the Spire has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 22 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Slay the Spire rates higher: 97% positive across 216,579 reviews vs 85% across 108,646 for XCOM® 2. Slay the Spire has the larger player base right now (6,173 vs 4,273 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Slay the Spire averaged 7,818 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,650.
XCOM® 2 averaged 3,262 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 4,722.