Left 4 Dead 2 vs Dead by Daylight: Player Count Comparison
Dead by Daylight is currently the bigger game, with 41,404 players in game against 33,886 for Left 4 Dead 2 — about 1.2× as many. Both figures are live from Steam and update daily.
Left 4 Dead 2
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
| Steam rank | #24 |
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| Weekly peak | 46,894 |
| Reviews | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Price | £8.50 |
| Released | 19 Nov, 2009 |
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 | #26 |
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| Weekly peak | 58,565 |
| Reviews | Mostly Positive |
| Price | £17.19 |
| Released | 14 Jun, 2016 |
Left 4 Dead 2 player trend
Dead by Daylight player trend
Which has more players?
As of October 4, 2026, Dead by Daylight leads with 41,404 concurrent players (Steam rank #26) while Left 4 Dead 2 has 33,886 (rank #24). 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.