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Albion Online vs IdleOn
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Free To Play / Massively Multiplayer games.
IdleOn is currently the more played game: 14,288 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,788 for Albion Online, about 2.1× more players. IdleOn has been ahead for 2 days straight, and has led on 11 days of the 30 days Coilr has tracked both games. Across all tracked metrics, IdleOn leads 5 of 9.
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.
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Coilr members average 163h in Albion Online and 421h 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
163h
average of 23 members
IdleOn
421h
average of 14 members
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Player count history
Albion OnlineIdleOn
Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
IdleOn has had the higher daily player count for the last 2 days. Albion Online last led on Aug 24, 2026.
Albion Online led 19 daysIdleOn led 11 days
Days tracked
30
Current streak
2 days
IdleOn
Lead changes
9
Closest gap
<1%
Aug 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 30 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Albion Online | IdleOn |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,788 | 14,288 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,028 | 15,264 |
| 7-day average | 7,584 | 12,388 |
| 30-day average | 7,550 | 10,043 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,333 | 15,264 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 77% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 75% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 93,267 | 29,534 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~1,000,000 |
| Release date | May 16, 2018 | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Albion Online | IdleOn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 9,411 | 9,411 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 7,656 | 11,286 | 7,486 | 8,222 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 7,563 | 11,333 | 7,734 | 15,264 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Albion Online or IdleOn?
IdleOn currently has more players: 14,288 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,788 for Albion Online, about 2.1× more players.
Is Albion Online bigger than IdleOn on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Albion Online averaged 7,550 concurrent players and IdleOn averaged 10,043. By that measure IdleOn is currently the bigger game.
Has Albion Online ever had more players than IdleOn?
Yes. Across the 30 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 2 days.
Is Albion Online better than IdleOn?
By Steam review score, Albion Online rates higher: 78% positive across 93,267 reviews vs 77% across 29,534 for IdleOn. IdleOn has the larger player base right now (14,288 vs 6,788 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Albion Online growing or declining on Steam?
Albion Online averaged 7,550 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,333.