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Dota 2 vs Natural Selection 2 Player Count: Which Is More Popular?

Dota 2 is more popular right now with 800,130 players on Steam, 9,304 times as many players as Natural Selection 2 (86). It also leads over the last 30 days, with 629,558 players on average against 68 for Natural Selection 2. The highest all-time peak belongs to Dota 2 (1,295,559 players).

Dota 2
800,130
playing now · 24h peak 831k
Natural Selection 2
86
playing now · 24h peak 159

Dota 2 vs Natural Selection 2 player count chart

  • Dota 2
  • Natural Selection 2

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

Dota 2 vs Natural Selection 2: side by side

StatDota 2Natural Selection 2
Players right now800,13086
24-hour peak830,686159
All-time peak1,295,559Mar 6, 20169,510Mar 24, 2013
30-day average players629,55868
Steam reviews80% positive2.81M reviews85.3% positive13k reviews
Price now (US)Free to play$4.99
Lowest price we have seenFree$0.99 Jan 4, 2026
Twitch viewers now59,33938k on average, 7 daysn/a
Release dateSep 26, 2011Sep 1, 2012

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, Dota 2 or Natural Selection 2?

Dota 2 is more popular right now with 800,130 players on Steam, 9,304 times as many players as Natural Selection 2 (86). It also leads over the last 30 days, with 629,558 players on average against 68 for Natural Selection 2. The highest all-time peak belongs to Dota 2 (1,295,559 players).

Which has the higher all-time peak on Steam, Dota 2 or Natural Selection 2?

Dota 2 peaked at 1,295,559 concurrent players on March 6, 2016. Natural Selection 2 peaked at 9,510 concurrent players on March 24, 2013.

Is Dota 2 or Natural Selection 2 cheaper on Steam?

Dota 2 is free to play. Natural Selection 2 costs $4.99 on the US Steam store, and the lowest price we have seen is $0.99.

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