The Outlast Trials vs Left 4 Dead 2: Player Count Comparison
Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the bigger game, with 36,319 players in game against 15,217 for The Outlast Trials — about 2.4× as many. Both figures are live from Steam and update daily.
The Outlast Trials
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
| Steam rank | #25 |
|---|---|
| Weekly peak | 109,006 |
| Reviews | Very Positive |
| Price | 3,89€ |
| Released | 5 Mar, 2024 |
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 | #26 |
|---|---|
| Weekly peak | 49,962 |
| Reviews | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Price | £8.50 |
| Released | 19 Nov, 2009 |
The Outlast Trials player trend
Left 4 Dead 2 player trend
Which has more players?
As of October 12, 2026, Left 4 Dead 2 leads with 36,319 concurrent players (Steam rank #26) while The Outlast Trials has 15,217 (rank #25). 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.