Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Albion Online is currently the more played game: 10,657 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,859 for Eternal Return — about 36% more players. Albion Online also has the better Steam reviews: 78% positive vs 76%. Across all tracked metrics, Eternal Return leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Eternal Return has had the higher daily player count for the last 10 days — Albion Online last led on Jul 23, 2026.
Days tracked
17
Current streak
10 days
Eternal Return
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 17 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Albion Online | Eternal Return |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,657 | 7,859 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,995 | 19,245 |
| 7-day average | 7,695 | 10,968 |
| 30-day average | 7,655 | 8,740 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,286 | 24,990 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 75% positive | 68% positive |
| Total reviews | 92,879 | 70,251 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | May 16, 2018 | Jul 19, 2023 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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| Month | Albion Online | Eternal Return | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 9,411 | 9,411 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 7,638 | 11,286 | 8,200 | 24,990 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 8,215 | 11,006 | 10,694 | 19,409 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Albion Online currently has more players: 10,657 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,859 for Eternal Return — about 36% more players.
Over the last 30 days Albion Online averaged 7,655 concurrent players and Eternal Return averaged 8,740. By that measure Eternal Return is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 17 days Coilr has tracked both games, Albion Online had the higher daily average on 5 days, most recently on Jul 23, 2026. Eternal Return has led for the last 10 days.
By Steam review score, Albion Online rates higher: 78% positive across 92,879 reviews vs 76% across 70,251 for Eternal Return. Albion Online has the larger player base right now (10,657 vs 7,859 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.