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Albion Online vs Final Fantasy XIV Online
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is the more played game right now: 21,056 players on Steam against 8,216 for Albion Online, about 3× more players. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has been ahead for 94 days straight.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 78%. Albion Online is free to play, while FINAL FANTASY XIV Online costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online leads 7 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Albion Online is read every 30 minutes, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online every 10 minutes. Both are Massively Multiplayer / RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 154h in Albion Online and 1472h in FINAL FANTASY XIV Online. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Albion Online
154h
average of 46 members
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
1472h
average of 25 members
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Albion Online
8,090FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
19,648Daily averages · latest day · FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, 2.4× the players of Albion Online
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Albion Online is read every 30 minutes, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has had the higher daily player count for the last 94 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Albion Online led 0 daysFINAL FANTASY XIV Online led 94 days
- Days tracked
- 94
- Current streak
- 94 days
- FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 45%
- Jul 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 94 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Albion Online | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,216 | 21,056 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,710 | 22,811 |
| 7-day average | 6,846 | 17,717 |
| 30-day average | 6,890 | 19,077 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | −13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,286 | 35,403 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 72% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 94,342 | 85,963 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | May 16, 2018 | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Albion Online | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 35,403 | 35,403 |
| May 2026 | 9,411 | 9,411 | 24,041 | 32,864 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 20,883 | 34,484 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,645 | 11,286 | 18,117 | 31,084 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,606 | 12,286 | 21,606 | 34,033 |
| Sep 2026 | 7,552 | 12,249 | 20,371 | 35,176 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 6,784 | 11,126 | 17,462 | 24,789 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Albion Online or Final Fantasy XIV Online?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online currently has more players: 21,056 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,216 for Albion Online, about 3× more players.
Is Albion Online bigger than Final Fantasy XIV Online on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Albion Online averaged 6,890 concurrent players and FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 19,077. By that measure FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is currently the bigger game.
Has Albion Online ever had more players than FINAL FANTASY XIV Online?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 94 days both games have been tracked.
Is Albion Online better than Final Fantasy XIV Online?
By Steam review score, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online rates higher: 87% positive across 85,963 reviews vs 78% across 94,342 for Albion Online. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has the larger player base right now (21,056 vs 8,216 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Albion Online growing or declining on Steam?
Albion Online averaged 6,890 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 12,286.
Is FINAL FANTASY XIV Online growing or declining on Steam?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 19,077 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,403.
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