Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
XCOM® 2 is currently the more played game: 3,218 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,472 for SMITE® — about 2.2× more players. XCOM® 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 85% positive vs 79%. SMITE® is free to play, while XCOM® 2 costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, XCOM® 2 leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
XCOM® 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 15 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
15
Current streak
15 days
XCOM® 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
36%
Jun 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 15 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | SMITE® | XCOM® 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,472 | 3,218 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,611 | 4,375 |
| 7-day average | 1,030 | 3,430 |
| 30-day average | 1,052 | 3,102 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | +6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,970 | 4,375 |
| Steam reviews | 79% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 119,882 | 108,558 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 7, 2015 | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
Full stats: SMITE® · XCOM® 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | SMITE® | XCOM® 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 1,244 | 1,421 | 3,758 | 3,758 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,086 | 1,970 | 2,948 | 4,311 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,048 | 1,816 | 3,405 | 4,375 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
XCOM® 2 currently has more players: 3,218 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,472 for SMITE® — about 2.2× more players.
Over the last 30 days SMITE® averaged 1,052 concurrent players and XCOM® 2 averaged 3,102. By that measure XCOM® 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: XCOM® 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 15 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, XCOM® 2 rates higher: 85% positive across 108,558 reviews vs 79% across 119,882 for SMITE®. XCOM® 2 has the larger player base right now (3,218 vs 1,472 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
SMITE® averaged 1,052 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,970.
XCOM® 2 averaged 3,102 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 4,375.