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Albion Online vs SCUM
Albion Online is the more played game right now: 9,185 players on Steam against 7,257 for SCUM, about 27% more players. SCUM has been ahead for 16 days straight, and has led on 74 days of the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Albion Online also has the better Steam reviews: 78% positive vs 74%. Albion Online is free to play, while SCUM costs $17.99 (−60%). Across all tracked metrics, SCUM leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 30 minutes. Both are Massively Multiplayer games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 154h in Albion Online and 46.3h in SCUM. 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
SCUM
46.3h
average of 14 members
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Albion Online
8,152SCUM
9,486Daily averages · latest day · SCUM, 16% ahead of Albion Online
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Read every 30 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
SCUM has had the higher daily player count for the last 16 days. Albion Online last led on Oct 2, 2026.
Albion Online led 20 daysSCUM led 74 days
- Days tracked
- 94
- Current streak
- 16 days
- SCUM
- Lead changes
- 15
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Sep 25, 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 | SCUM |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,185 | 7,257 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,710 | 14,871 |
| 7-day average | 6,843 | 7,980 |
| 30-day average | 6,890 | 7,431 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | −8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,286 | 16,947 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 74% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 72% positive | 66% positive |
| Total reviews | 94,342 | 127,576 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | May 16, 2018 | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Price | Free to play | $17.99 (−60%) |
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 | SCUM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 9,411 | 9,411 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 7,645 | 11,286 | 9,230 | 16,947 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,606 | 12,286 | 8,418 | 15,862 |
| Sep 2026 | 7,552 | 12,249 | 7,548 | 15,731 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 6,787 | 11,126 | 7,746 | 15,296 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Albion Online or SCUM?
Albion Online currently has more players: 9,185 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,257 for SCUM, about 27% more players.
Is Albion Online bigger than SCUM on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Albion Online averaged 6,890 concurrent players and SCUM averaged 7,431. By that measure SCUM is currently the bigger game.
Has Albion Online ever had more players than SCUM?
Yes. Across the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games, Albion Online had the higher daily average on 20 days, most recently on Oct 2, 2026. SCUM has led for the last 16 days.
Is Albion Online better than SCUM?
By Steam review score, Albion Online rates higher: 78% positive across 94,342 reviews vs 74% across 127,576 for SCUM. Albion Online has the larger player base right now (9,185 vs 7,257 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 SCUM growing or declining on Steam?
SCUM averaged 7,431 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 16,947.
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