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Counter-Strike vs Quake Player Count: Which Is More Popular?

Counter-Strike is more popular right now with 13,495 players on Steam, 83 times as many players as Quake (162). It also leads over the last 30 days, with 8,562 players on average against 127 for Quake. The highest all-time peak belongs to Counter-Strike (86,324 players).

Counter-Strike
13,495
playing now · 24h peak 14k
Quake
162
playing now · 24h peak 172

Counter-Strike vs Quake player count chart

  • Counter-Strike
  • Quake

Concurrent players on Steam. Drag or pinch to zoom; the table below has every number.

Counter-Strike vs Quake: side by side

StatCounter-StrikeQuake
Players right now13,495162
24-hour peak13,507172
All-time peak86,324Oct 6, 20082,797Aug 1, 2021
30-day average players8,562127
Steam reviews97.4% positive262k reviews96.7% positive14k reviews
Price now (US)$9.99$9.99
Lowest price we have seen$1.15 Dec 19, 2025$3.29 Feb 15, 2026
Twitch viewers now00 on average, 7 days00 on average, 7 days
Release dateNov 1, 2000Aug 3, 2007

Green marks the leader in each row (for prices, the cheaper game). Prices are US Steam prices.

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Which is more popular, Counter-Strike or Quake?

Counter-Strike is more popular right now with 13,495 players on Steam, 83 times as many players as Quake (162). It also leads over the last 30 days, with 8,562 players on average against 127 for Quake. The highest all-time peak belongs to Counter-Strike (86,324 players).

Which has the higher all-time peak on Steam, Counter-Strike or Quake?

Counter-Strike peaked at 86,324 concurrent players on October 6, 2008. Quake peaked at 2,797 concurrent players on August 1, 2021.

Is Counter-Strike or Quake cheaper on Steam?

Counter-Strike costs $9.99 on the US Steam store, and the lowest price we have seen is $1.15. Quake costs $9.99 on the US Steam store, and the lowest price we have seen is $3.29.

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