Live Steam player count badges
A small image that shows how many people are playing a Steam game right now, for your forum post, wiki page or site. It is free, needs no sign-up, updates about every 2 minutes and links back to the game’s page on SteamPlayerBase.
Counter-Strike 2
Dota 2
Light style
How to use it
Every game has its badge at one address:
https://steamplayerbase.com/badge/<appId>.svg
The app ID is the number in the game’s Steam store address (store.steampowered.com/app/730/…) or in its address here (steamplayerbase.com/730). Every game page also has these snippets ready under “Embed this player count”. For Counter-Strike 2 (app ID 730):
Each snippet links the badge to the game’s page. Click a field and copy it as it is.
Where it works
- Forums: the BBCode or HTML snippet, wherever images are allowed in posts or signatures.
- Wikis and project pages: the Markdown or HTML snippet.
- Your own site or blog: the HTML snippet.
- Reddit, Discord and YouTube descriptions: these show links rather than outside images, so post the game page link (for example https://steamplayerbase.com/730) or the badge address.
Pick a game
Open a game’s page and use “Embed this player count”. The most played right now:
All the most played Steam games
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. No account, no key and no limit on where you use it.
How fresh is the number?
It is our latest stored player count for the game. Popular games are checked every few minutes and smaller ones less often (see how we count Steam players). The image itself is cached for a minute or two, so a badge updates about every 2 minutes.
What if a game has no count?
If we have no count for it from the last 48 hours, the badge says “players: n/a”. An app ID we don’t have a page for shows “players not found”.
Can I choose a style?
Yes. The default is dark; add ?style=light for light backgrounds. Add ?label=players to show “Steam” instead of the game’s name. Both together: ?style=light&label=players.
Does it track visitors?
No. The badge is a plain image: no scripts, no cookies and no tracking pixel, and it reads nothing about whoever views it.