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Albion Online vs IdleOn
IdleOn is the more played game right now: 12,389 players on Steam against 7,288 for Albion Online, about 1.7× more players. IdleOn has been ahead for 55 days straight, and has led on 64 days of the 83 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Albion Online is read every 30 minutes, IdleOn every 10 minutes. Both are Free To Play / Massively Multiplayer games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 152h in Albion Online and 265h in IdleOn. 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
152h
average of 47 members
IdleOn
265h
average of 26 members
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Albion Online
6,902IdleOn
11,766Daily averages · latest day · IdleOn, 70% ahead of Albion Online
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Albion Online is read every 30 minutes, IdleOn 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
IdleOn has had the higher daily player count for the last 55 days. Albion Online last led on Aug 24, 2026.
Albion Online led 19 daysIdleOn led 64 days
- Days tracked
- 83
- Current streak
- 55 days
- IdleOn
- Lead changes
- 9
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Aug 18, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 83 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 | IdleOn |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,288 | 12,389 |
| 24-hour peak | 8,961 | 13,124 |
| 7-day average | 6,893 | 11,220 |
| 30-day average | 6,858 | 11,841 |
| 30-day trend | −13% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,286 | 19,173 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 77% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 72% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 94,342 | 30,032 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~1,000,000 |
| Release date | May 16, 2018 | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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 | IdleOn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 9,411 | 9,411 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 7,645 | 11,286 | 7,486 | 8,222 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,606 | 12,286 | 11,240 | 19,173 |
| Sep 2026 | 7,547 | 12,249 | 13,301 | 17,554 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 6,786 | 11,126 | 11,428 | 14,443 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Albion Online or IdleOn?
IdleOn currently has more players: 12,389 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,288 for Albion Online, about 1.7× more players.
Is Albion Online bigger than IdleOn on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Albion Online averaged 6,858 concurrent players and IdleOn averaged 11,841. By that measure IdleOn is currently the bigger game.
Has Albion Online ever had more players than IdleOn?
Yes. Across the 83 days Coilr has tracked both games, Albion Online had the higher daily average on 19 days, most recently on Aug 24, 2026. IdleOn has led for the last 55 days.
Is Albion Online better than IdleOn?
By Steam review score, Albion Online rates higher: 78% positive across 94,342 reviews vs 77% across 30,032 for IdleOn. IdleOn has the larger player base right now (12,389 vs 7,288 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Albion Online growing or declining on Steam?
Albion Online averaged 6,858 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 12,286.
Is IdleOn growing or declining on Steam?
IdleOn averaged 11,841 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,173.
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