AION 2 vs Dead by Daylight: Player Count Comparison
AION 2 is currently the bigger game, with 173,424 players in game against 51,934 for Dead by Daylight — about 3.3× as many. Both figures are live from Steam and update daily.
AION 2
AION 2 is the only MMORPG built around a world where the sky is the battlefield. Choose your faction, ascend as a Daeva, and fight a faction war across a world 36 times larger than the original. PC only, on Unreal Engine 5.
| Steam rank | #11 |
|---|---|
| Weekly peak | 217,600 |
| Reviews | Mixed |
| Price | Free to play |
| Released | 5 Oct, 2026 |
Dead by Daylight
10 years of horror. 10 years of jump scares and close calls. 10 years of brutal sacrifices and thrilling escapes. Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits.
| Steam rank | #13 |
|---|---|
| Weekly peak | 66,033 |
| Reviews | Mostly Positive |
| Price | £17.19 |
| Released | 14 Jun, 2016 |
AION 2 player trend
Dead by Daylight player trend
Which has more players?
As of October 30, 2026, AION 2 leads with 173,424 concurrent players (Steam rank #11) while Dead by Daylight has 51,934 (rank #13). Player count measures how busy a game is right now, not how good it is — check the review scores above alongside it.
See both inside the full Steam top 100 chart.