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20/10/2026, 00:04:03 UTCCompare up to eight games. Rankings use observations no more than 25 minutes old; unavailable observations stay blank. Click a game above to remove it.
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| Game | Observed time (UTC) | Concurrent players |
|---|---|---|
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T03:03:36.000Z | 15,978 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T03:18:37.000Z | 15,073 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T03:33:36.000Z | 15,496 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T03:48:37.000Z | 15,463 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T04:03:36.000Z | 15,467 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T18:37:36.817Z | 13,252 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T21:48:47.000Z | 14,039 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T22:03:47.000Z | 13,933 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T22:18:47.000Z | 13,956 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T22:33:47.000Z | 13,904 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T22:48:47.000Z | 13,903 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T23:03:48.000Z | 12,935 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T23:18:47.000Z | 12,988 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T23:33:48.000Z | 13,002 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-18T23:48:49.000Z | 12,994 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T00:03:48.000Z | 12,992 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T00:18:49.000Z | 12,985 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T00:33:49.000Z | 13,009 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T00:48:48.000Z | 13,397 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T01:03:48.000Z | 13,553 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T01:18:49.000Z | 13,657 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T01:33:49.000Z | 13,603 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T01:43:49.000Z | 13,603 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T01:58:50.000Z | 13,548 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T02:13:49.000Z | 13,757 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T02:28:50.000Z | 14,258 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T02:48:50.000Z | 15,246 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T03:03:50.000Z | 16,084 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T03:13:50.000Z | 15,001 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T03:28:51.000Z | 15,511 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T03:48:50.000Z | 15,440 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T03:58:50.000Z | 15,192 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T04:13:50.000Z | 15,220 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T04:28:51.000Z | 12,171 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T04:48:51.000Z | 11,999 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T04:58:51.000Z | 11,757 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T05:13:51.000Z | 11,925 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T05:28:51.000Z | 12,379 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T06:03:52.000Z | 14,048 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T06:18:52.000Z | 14,477 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T06:33:52.000Z | 14,932 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T06:48:52.000Z | 15,128 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T07:03:52.000Z | 14,899 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T07:13:52.000Z | 14,899 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T07:33:53.000Z | 14,940 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T07:43:53.000Z | 14,920 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T08:03:53.000Z | 14,769 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T08:18:54.000Z | 14,873 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T08:33:54.000Z | 15,050 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T08:48:53.000Z | 15,148 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T09:03:53.000Z | 15,428 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T09:18:53.000Z | 15,793 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T09:33:54.000Z | 16,101 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T09:48:54.000Z | 15,662 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T09:58:55.000Z | 15,694 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T10:13:55.000Z | 15,728 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T10:33:54.000Z | 15,311 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T10:48:55.000Z | 14,721 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T11:03:55.000Z | 15,740 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T11:13:55.000Z | 15,749 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T11:33:56.000Z | 15,113 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T11:43:56.000Z | 15,079 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T12:03:56.000Z | 15,697 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T12:18:56.000Z | 16,105 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T12:33:55.000Z | 16,619 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T12:48:57.000Z | 16,791 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T12:58:56.000Z | 16,759 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T15:48:57.000Z | 17,016 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T16:03:57.000Z | 16,958 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T16:18:58.000Z | 16,579 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T16:33:59.000Z | 15,771 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T17:03:58.000Z | 15,537 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T17:18:59.000Z | 15,877 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T17:33:59.000Z | 16,252 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T17:48:59.000Z | 16,480 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T18:04:00.000Z | 16,523 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T18:14:00.000Z | 16,489 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T18:29:00.000Z | 16,669 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T18:44:00.000Z | 16,745 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T18:59:00.000Z | 16,882 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T19:14:00.000Z | 18,201 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T19:34:01.000Z | 18,024 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T19:44:01.000Z | 18,085 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T19:59:01.000Z | 17,820 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T20:19:00.000Z | 17,823 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T20:29:01.000Z | 17,776 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T20:44:02.000Z | 17,654 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T20:59:02.000Z | 17,051 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T21:14:01.000Z | 16,999 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T21:34:02.000Z | 16,342 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T21:44:02.000Z | 16,274 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T22:04:01.000Z | 15,949 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T22:14:01.000Z | 15,978 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T22:29:02.000Z | 15,981 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T22:44:02.000Z | 16,138 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T22:59:02.000Z | 16,303 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T23:14:03.000Z | 16,783 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T23:29:02.000Z | 17,219 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-19T23:44:03.000Z | 17,378 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-20T00:04:03.000Z | 17,439 |
The table shows the latest 100 observations per game. Download CSV for every observation in this range.
How to use this evidence
Steam concurrent players: connected Steam users in the game at the observation time. This is not sales, revenue or total players. Missing observations are gaps, not zero. History starts when NGR first observes a game. Popular games are checked every 15 minutes; the rest of the catalogue is sampled on a rotating sweep. Playback transitions are visual animation, not additional measurements.
Share links freeze the cutoff at 2026-10-20T00:07:55.197Z. Newly collected observations after that time are excluded. This comparison supports a debate about connected Steam concurrency at these times, rather than which game sold more or is better. NGR does not store individual player identities.
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