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28/10/2026, 06:00:27 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 | 2026-10-26T05:03:03.000Z | 10,636 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T05:18:03.000Z | 10,814 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T05:33:04.000Z | 10,504 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T05:48:03.000Z | 10,648 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T06:03:04.000Z | 10,795 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T06:18:04.000Z | 11,009 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T06:33:04.000Z | 10,820 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T06:48:05.000Z | 10,781 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T07:03:05.000Z | 10,679 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T07:18:05.000Z | 9,943 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T08:03:06.000Z | 10,299 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T08:18:06.000Z | 10,093 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T08:33:06.000Z | 10,201 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T08:48:06.000Z | 10,401 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T09:03:06.000Z | 10,384 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T09:18:06.000Z | 10,465 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T09:33:07.000Z | 10,569 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T09:48:06.000Z | 10,693 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T10:03:06.000Z | 10,964 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T10:18:06.000Z | 11,106 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T10:33:06.000Z | 11,155 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T13:37:24.838Z | 12,771 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T22:18:33.000Z | 12,787 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T22:33:33.000Z | 12,823 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T22:48:33.000Z | 12,828 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T23:03:33.000Z | 12,843 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T23:18:34.000Z | 12,499 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T23:33:34.000Z | 12,547 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-26T23:48:34.000Z | 12,525 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T00:03:34.000Z | 12,713 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T00:18:33.000Z | 13,030 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T00:33:34.000Z | 13,118 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T00:48:34.000Z | 13,043 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T01:03:35.000Z | 13,110 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T01:18:35.000Z | 12,484 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T01:33:35.000Z | 12,694 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T01:48:35.000Z | 12,947 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T02:03:35.000Z | 12,956 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T02:18:35.000Z | 13,092 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T02:33:35.000Z | 13,504 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T02:48:36.000Z | 14,403 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T03:03:36.000Z | 15,901 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T03:18:36.000Z | 17,476 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T03:33:36.000Z | 18,444 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T03:48:36.000Z | 18,378 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T04:03:37.000Z | 12,979 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T04:18:36.000Z | 10,708 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T04:33:37.000Z | 10,661 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T04:48:37.000Z | 10,486 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T05:03:37.000Z | 10,487 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T05:13:37.000Z | 10,433 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T05:33:36.000Z | 10,554 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T05:48:37.000Z | 10,567 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T05:58:37.000Z | 10,217 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T06:13:38.000Z | 10,556 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T06:28:38.000Z | 10,632 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T06:43:38.000Z | 10,819 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T06:58:38.000Z | 11,053 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T07:13:38.000Z | 11,169 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T07:28:38.000Z | 10,992 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T08:18:39.000Z | 11,080 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T08:28:39.000Z | 11,106 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T08:43:39.000Z | 11,082 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T08:58:39.000Z | 11,107 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T09:13:40.000Z | 11,018 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T09:28:39.000Z | 11,508 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T09:43:40.000Z | 11,751 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T10:03:40.000Z | 11,838 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T10:18:40.000Z | 11,782 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T10:33:41.000Z | 11,647 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T10:48:41.000Z | 11,367 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T11:03:41.000Z | 11,448 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T23:20:23.000Z | 11,568 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T23:35:23.000Z | 11,716 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-27T23:50:24.000Z | 11,809 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T00:05:24.000Z | 11,864 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T00:20:24.000Z | 11,897 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T00:35:24.000Z | 11,585 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T00:50:24.000Z | 11,576 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T01:05:24.000Z | 11,598 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T01:20:24.000Z | 11,620 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T01:30:24.000Z | 11,600 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T01:50:25.000Z | 11,610 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T02:05:25.000Z | 11,875 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T02:20:25.000Z | 12,293 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T02:35:25.000Z | 12,799 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T02:50:25.000Z | 13,721 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T03:00:25.000Z | 14,613 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T03:15:26.000Z | 16,233 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T03:30:25.000Z | 17,557 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T03:45:25.000Z | 18,183 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T04:00:25.000Z | 18,487 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T04:15:26.000Z | 16,764 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T04:30:26.000Z | 16,715 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T04:45:25.000Z | 16,683 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T05:00:26.000Z | 16,559 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T05:15:27.000Z | 15,854 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T05:30:26.000Z | 16,082 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T05:45:27.000Z | 16,224 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-28T06:00:27.000Z | 16,234 |
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 2026-10-28T06:09:13.029Z. 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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