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01/11/2026, 01:03:23 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 | 2026-10-30T17:46:03.000Z | 17,618 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T18:01:03.000Z | 17,505 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T18:16:03.000Z | 17,965 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T18:36:04.000Z | 18,312 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T18:46:04.000Z | 18,335 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T19:01:04.000Z | 18,373 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T19:21:04.000Z | 18,656 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T19:31:04.000Z | 18,674 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T19:46:03.000Z | 18,713 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T20:06:05.000Z | 19,941 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T20:16:04.000Z | 19,944 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T20:31:05.000Z | 19,899 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T20:51:05.000Z | 19,335 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T21:06:04.000Z | 19,509 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T21:21:05.000Z | 19,592 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T21:36:05.000Z | 19,554 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T21:51:05.000Z | 18,869 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T22:06:05.000Z | 19,085 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T22:21:06.000Z | 19,302 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T22:36:06.000Z | 19,386 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T22:51:06.000Z | 19,264 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T23:06:05.000Z | 18,771 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T23:21:06.000Z | 18,721 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T23:31:06.000Z | 18,747 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-30T23:46:07.000Z | 18,659 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T00:06:07.000Z | 18,782 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T00:16:06.000Z | 18,902 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T00:31:07.000Z | 18,970 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T00:46:07.000Z | 18,954 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T01:01:08.000Z | 18,945 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T01:16:08.000Z | 13,158 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T01:31:08.000Z | 13,284 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T01:46:08.000Z | 12,430 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T02:01:08.000Z | 12,444 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T02:16:08.000Z | 12,859 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T02:31:07.000Z | 13,014 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T02:46:08.000Z | 13,858 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T03:01:08.000Z | 15,394 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T03:16:09.000Z | 16,636 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T03:31:09.000Z | 17,986 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T03:46:09.000Z | 18,414 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T04:01:09.000Z | 18,495 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T04:16:09.000Z | 16,352 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T04:31:09.000Z | 16,327 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T04:51:09.000Z | 16,764 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T05:01:09.000Z | 16,783 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T05:16:09.000Z | 16,768 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T05:31:10.000Z | 16,451 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T05:46:09.000Z | 15,402 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T06:01:10.000Z | 15,124 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T06:16:11.000Z | 12,985 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T06:31:10.000Z | 14,395 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T06:46:10.000Z | 15,107 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T07:01:11.000Z | 13,884 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T07:16:11.000Z | 14,133 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T07:31:10.000Z | 12,923 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T07:46:11.000Z | 13,103 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T08:01:11.000Z | 12,449 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T08:16:12.000Z | 12,691 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T12:03:15.000Z | 19,452 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T12:18:15.000Z | 19,555 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T12:33:15.000Z | 19,596 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T12:48:15.000Z | 19,694 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T13:03:15.000Z | 19,868 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T15:33:16.000Z | 20,382 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T15:43:18.000Z | 20,678 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T16:03:17.000Z | 20,856 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T16:18:17.000Z | 20,817 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T16:33:18.000Z | 19,660 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T16:48:18.000Z | 19,565 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T17:03:18.000Z | 19,556 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T17:13:18.000Z | 19,142 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T17:33:18.000Z | 19,052 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T17:48:18.000Z | 18,612 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T17:58:19.000Z | 18,632 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T18:13:18.000Z | 18,585 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T18:28:19.000Z | 18,303 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T18:52:34.983Z | 14,508 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T19:13:20.000Z | 18,320 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T20:03:20.000Z | 20,689 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T20:13:21.000Z | 20,725 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T20:33:19.000Z | 20,775 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T20:43:20.000Z | 19,915 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T20:58:20.000Z | 19,717 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T21:13:21.000Z | 19,801 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T21:28:21.000Z | 19,879 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T21:43:21.000Z | 19,312 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T22:03:20.000Z | 19,228 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T22:13:20.000Z | 18,821 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T22:33:20.000Z | 18,794 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T22:48:21.000Z | 18,261 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T23:03:22.000Z | 18,206 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T23:18:21.000Z | 18,208 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T23:33:22.000Z | 18,163 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-10-31T23:48:21.000Z | 17,881 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T00:03:22.000Z | 17,937 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T00:18:22.000Z | 18,002 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T00:33:22.000Z | 18,200 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T00:48:23.000Z | 18,228 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T01:03:23.000Z | 18,201 |
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 2026-11-01T01:07:55.979Z. 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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