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24/10/2026, 00:59:06 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.
Icons follow the lines as the timeline advances. Movement between observations is an animated transition; gaps longer than 25 minutes remain blank. Dates and times are UTC.
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| Game | Observed time (UTC) | Concurrent players |
|---|---|---|
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T19:33:49.000Z | 19,883 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T19:48:49.000Z | 19,621 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T20:03:49.000Z | 19,576 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T20:18:50.000Z | 19,458 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T20:33:50.000Z | 19,410 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T20:48:50.000Z | 19,308 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T21:03:50.000Z | 19,247 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T21:18:50.000Z | 19,175 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T21:33:50.000Z | 19,202 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T21:48:51.000Z | 18,270 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T22:03:50.000Z | 18,193 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T22:18:51.000Z | 18,130 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T22:33:51.000Z | 18,146 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T22:48:51.000Z | 18,103 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T23:03:51.000Z | 17,729 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T23:18:51.000Z | 18,044 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T23:33:51.000Z | 18,094 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-22T23:48:51.000Z | 18,233 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T00:03:52.000Z | 18,460 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T00:18:52.000Z | 18,683 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T00:33:52.000Z | 18,666 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T00:48:52.000Z | 18,671 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T01:03:52.000Z | 18,687 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T01:18:52.000Z | 12,340 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T01:33:53.000Z | 12,395 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T01:48:53.000Z | 12,338 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T02:03:52.000Z | 12,401 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T02:18:52.000Z | 12,614 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T02:33:53.000Z | 13,060 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T02:48:53.000Z | 14,010 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T03:03:52.000Z | 14,908 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T03:18:53.000Z | 14,499 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T03:33:53.000Z | 15,309 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T03:48:53.000Z | 15,542 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T04:03:54.000Z | 15,695 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T04:18:53.000Z | 15,965 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T04:28:53.000Z | 16,022 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T04:48:54.000Z | 16,318 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T04:58:54.000Z | 16,527 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T05:13:55.000Z | 16,798 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T05:33:54.000Z | 17,023 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T05:43:54.000Z | 16,344 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T05:58:54.000Z | 16,854 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T06:13:55.000Z | 17,147 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T06:28:54.000Z | 17,151 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T07:13:55.000Z | 17,285 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T07:28:55.000Z | 17,101 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T07:43:55.000Z | 17,227 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T07:58:55.000Z | 17,367 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T08:13:55.000Z | 17,423 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T08:28:56.000Z | 17,403 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T08:43:56.000Z | 17,089 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T08:58:57.000Z | 17,175 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T09:13:57.000Z | 17,145 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T09:28:56.000Z | 17,205 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T09:43:57.000Z | 17,088 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T09:58:57.000Z | 17,044 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T10:18:57.000Z | 17,376 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T10:28:57.000Z | 17,675 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T10:43:57.000Z | 17,942 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T11:03:57.000Z | 19,024 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T11:13:57.000Z | 19,024 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T11:33:57.000Z | 19,108 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T11:48:58.000Z | 19,605 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T12:03:58.000Z | 20,014 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T12:18:58.000Z | 20,244 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T12:33:59.000Z | 20,693 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T12:48:58.000Z | 20,732 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T13:03:58.000Z | 20,351 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T15:34:00.000Z | 18,996 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T15:49:00.000Z | 19,843 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T16:04:00.000Z | 19,775 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T16:19:01.000Z | 18,452 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T16:34:02.000Z | 18,793 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T16:49:01.000Z | 19,431 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T17:04:02.000Z | 19,275 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T17:19:01.000Z | 19,345 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T17:34:02.000Z | 19,304 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T17:49:02.000Z | 19,137 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T19:49:03.000Z | 17,653 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T20:04:04.000Z | 19,246 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T20:19:03.000Z | 20,079 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T20:34:04.000Z | 20,237 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T20:49:04.000Z | 20,080 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T21:04:04.000Z | 20,051 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T21:14:03.000Z | 19,998 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T21:34:04.000Z | 19,501 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T21:49:04.000Z | 18,737 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T22:14:05.000Z | 18,323 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T22:29:05.000Z | 18,386 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T22:44:05.000Z | 18,332 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T22:59:04.000Z | 18,338 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T23:14:05.000Z | 18,336 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T23:29:05.000Z | 18,151 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T23:44:05.000Z | 18,100 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-23T23:59:05.000Z | 18,323 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-24T00:14:06.000Z | 18,435 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-24T00:29:06.000Z | 18,358 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-24T00:44:05.000Z | 18,355 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-24T00:59:06.000Z | 18,335 |
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 2026-10-24T01:08:06.182Z. 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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