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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide vs Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is currently the more played game: 22,140 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,747 for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, about 2.3× more players. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has been ahead for 48 days straight, and has led on 48 days of the 49 days Coilr has tracked both games. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 84% positive vs 72%. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 leads 10 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 51.8h in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide and 34.1h in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. 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.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
51.8h
average of 20 members
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
34.1h
average of 30 members
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Player count history
Warhammer 40,000: DarktideWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 48 days. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide last led on Jul 17, 2026.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide led 1 dayWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 led 48 days
Days tracked
49
Current streak
48 days
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 18, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 49 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,747 | 22,140 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,380 | 23,639 |
| 7-day average | 6,853 | 16,542 |
| 30-day average | 6,818 | 15,016 |
| 30-day trend | −35% | −16% |
| Peak (tracked) | 19,137 | 25,373 |
| Steam reviews | 72% positive | 84% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 138,409 | 223,693 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 30, 2022 | Sep 9, 2024 |
| Price | $9.99 (−75%) | $14.99 (−75%) |
Full stats: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide · Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 18,328 | 25,373 |
| Jul 2026 | 11,528 | 19,137 | 15,339 | 25,220 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,235 | 13,576 | 14,156 | 25,262 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 6,846 | 10,380 | 14,437 | 23,910 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide or Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2?
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 currently has more players: 22,140 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,747 for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, about 2.3× more players.
Is Warhammer 40,000: Darktide bigger than Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Warhammer 40,000: Darktide averaged 6,818 concurrent players and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 averaged 15,016. By that measure Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Warhammer 40,000: Darktide ever had more players than Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2?
Yes. Across the 49 days Coilr has tracked both games, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jul 17, 2026. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has led for the last 48 days.
Is Warhammer 40,000: Darktide better than Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2?
By Steam review score, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 rates higher: 84% positive across 223,693 reviews vs 72% across 138,409 for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has the larger player base right now (22,140 vs 9,747 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Warhammer 40,000: Darktide growing or declining on Steam?
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide averaged 6,818 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 35% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,137.
Is Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 averaged 15,016 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,373.