Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Battlefield™ 6 is currently the more played game: 35,481 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 23,899 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — about 48% more players. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition counters with better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 65%. Across all tracked metrics, Battlefield™ 6 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Battlefield™ 6 has had the higher daily player count for the last 68 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
68
Current streak
68 days
Battlefield™ 6
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
11%
Jun 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 68 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Battlefield™ 6 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 35,481 | 23,899 |
| 24-hour peak | 54,698 | 36,324 |
| 7-day average | 33,046 | 24,974 |
| 30-day average | 34,415 | 25,375 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,984 | 41,652 |
| Steam reviews | 65% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 55% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 352,452 | 371,064 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 9, 2025 | Oct 26, 2016 |
| Price | $69.99 | $39.99 |
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| Month | Battlefield™ 6 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 34,489 | 41,753 | 19,849 | 22,953 |
| May 2026 | 37,550 | 56,859 | 24,034 | 39,633 |
| Jun 2026 | 33,879 | 65,984 | 25,075 | 40,937 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 34,976 | 63,678 | 25,665 | 41,652 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Battlefield™ 6 currently has more players: 35,481 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,899 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — about 48% more players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 6 averaged 34,415 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,375. By that measure Battlefield™ 6 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Battlefield™ 6 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 68 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition rates higher: 92% positive across 371,064 reviews vs 65% across 352,452 for Battlefield™ 6. Battlefield™ 6 has the larger player base right now (35,481 vs 23,899 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Battlefield™ 6 averaged 34,415 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,984.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,375 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 41,652.