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02/11/2026, 01:03:37 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 | 2026-10-31T07:46:11.000Z | 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 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T01:18:23.000Z | 12,604 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T01:33:22.000Z | 12,638 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T01:48:23.000Z | 12,592 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T01:58:23.000Z | 12,669 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T02:33:23.000Z | 12,765 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T02:48:24.000Z | 13,637 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T03:03:23.000Z | 15,139 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T03:18:23.000Z | 16,848 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T03:33:23.000Z | 17,826 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T03:43:24.000Z | 18,166 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T04:03:24.000Z | 18,332 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T12:18:30.000Z | 20,078 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T12:33:30.000Z | 20,071 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T12:43:30.000Z | 19,780 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T12:58:30.000Z | 19,371 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T13:13:30.000Z | 19,319 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T15:18:31.000Z | 19,687 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T15:28:31.000Z | 20,527 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T15:48:32.000Z | 21,112 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T16:03:32.000Z | 21,128 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T16:18:32.000Z | 20,920 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T16:33:33.000Z | 19,794 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T16:48:32.000Z | 19,801 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T16:58:33.000Z | 19,832 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T17:13:32.000Z | 19,408 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T17:33:32.000Z | 19,729 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T17:48:33.000Z | 19,798 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T18:03:33.000Z | 20,198 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T18:18:33.000Z | 20,280 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T18:33:32.000Z | 20,085 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T18:48:34.000Z | 19,853 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T19:03:33.000Z | 19,326 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T19:18:34.000Z | 18,957 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T19:33:34.000Z | 18,923 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T19:48:34.000Z | 18,952 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T20:03:33.000Z | 20,244 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T20:18:35.000Z | 20,220 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T20:33:34.000Z | 20,137 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T20:48:34.000Z | 19,821 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T20:58:35.000Z | 19,852 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T21:18:35.000Z | 19,969 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T21:33:34.000Z | 19,966 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T21:43:34.000Z | 19,966 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T22:03:35.000Z | 19,922 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T22:13:35.000Z | 19,846 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T22:33:35.000Z | 19,757 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T22:48:36.000Z | 19,360 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T23:03:36.000Z | 19,110 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T23:13:37.000Z | 19,178 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T23:33:36.000Z | 19,201 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-01T23:48:36.000Z | 18,982 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-02T00:03:36.000Z | 18,955 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-02T00:18:36.000Z | 18,976 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-02T00:33:37.000Z | 19,032 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-02T00:48:37.000Z | 18,814 |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2026-11-02T01:03:37.000Z | 18,673 |
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 2026-11-02T01:08:08.982Z. 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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