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Albion Online vs VRChat
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Free To Play / Massively Multiplayer games.
VRChat is currently the more played game: 40,006 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,478 for Albion Online, about 4× more players. VRChat has been ahead for 62 days straight. Albion Online counters with better Steam reviews: 78% positive vs 75%. Across all tracked metrics, VRChat leads 7 of 10.
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 144h in Albion Online and 84.2h in VRChat. 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
144h
average of 29 members
VRChat
84.2h
average of 88 members
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Player count history
Albion OnlineVRChat
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
VRChat has had the higher daily player count for the last 62 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Albion Online led 0 daysVRChat led 62 days
Days tracked
62
Current streak
62 days
VRChat
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
79%
Sep 1, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 62 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Albion Online | VRChat |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,478 | 40,006 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,751 | 51,533 |
| 7-day average | 7,657 | 44,506 |
| 30-day average | 7,863 | 44,836 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,359 | 67,961 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 76% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 93,733 | 268,586 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | May 16, 2018 | Feb 1, 2017 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Albion Online | VRChat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 45,459 | 46,885 |
| May 2026 | 9,411 | 9,411 | 48,748 | 63,918 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 44,864 | 67,961 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,645 | 11,286 | 45,159 | 63,841 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,605 | 12,286 | 47,070 | 64,781 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 8,021 | 12,359 | 44,139 | 64,219 |
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 VRChat?
VRChat currently has more players: 40,006 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,478 for Albion Online, about 4× more players.
Is Albion Online bigger than VRChat on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Albion Online averaged 7,863 concurrent players and VRChat averaged 44,836. By that measure VRChat is currently the bigger game.
Has Albion Online ever had more players than VRChat?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: VRChat has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 62 days both games have been tracked.
Is Albion Online better than VRChat?
By Steam review score, Albion Online rates higher: 78% positive across 93,733 reviews vs 75% across 268,586 for VRChat. VRChat has the larger player base right now (40,006 vs 9,478 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Albion Online growing or declining on Steam?
Albion Online averaged 7,863 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 12,359.
Is VRChat growing or declining on Steam?
VRChat averaged 44,836 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 67,961.