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Black Desert vs Final Fantasy XIV Online
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is the more played game right now: 19,637 players on Steam against 17,005 for Black Desert, about 15% more players. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 76 days of the 127 days Coilr has tracked both games.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 73%. Across all tracked metrics, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Massively Multiplayer / RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 192h in Black Desert and 1533h in FINAL FANTASY XIV Online. 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.
Black Desert
192h
average of 75 members
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
1533h
average of 24 members
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Black Desert
18,676FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
18,921Daily averages · latest day · FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, 1% ahead of Black Desert
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read 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
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. Black Desert last led on Oct 10, 2026.
Black Desert led 51 daysFINAL FANTASY XIV Online led 76 days
- Days tracked
- 127
- Current streak
- 1 day
- FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
- Lead changes
- 38
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Sep 6, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 127 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 | Black Desert | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 17,005 | 19,637 |
| 24-hour peak | 21,271 | 22,526 |
| 7-day average | 17,425 | 18,638 |
| 30-day average | 18,974 | 20,303 |
| 30-day trend | −13% | −8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,349 | 35,403 |
| Steam reviews | 73% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 94,609 | 85,905 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | May 24, 2017 | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Price | $9.99 | $19.99 |
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 | Black Desert | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,367 | 19,554 | 35,403 | 35,403 |
| May 2026 | 17,962 | 20,753 | 24,041 | 32,864 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,332 | 20,437 | 20,883 | 34,484 |
| Jul 2026 | 17,243 | 25,328 | 18,117 | 31,084 |
| Aug 2026 | 22,521 | 29,349 | 21,606 | 34,033 |
| Sep 2026 | 19,885 | 26,130 | 20,393 | 35,176 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 17,509 | 22,277 | 17,716 | 24,789 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Black Desert or Final Fantasy XIV Online?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online currently has more players: 19,637 concurrent players on Steam vs 17,005 for Black Desert, about 15% more players.
Is Black Desert bigger than Final Fantasy XIV Online on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Black Desert averaged 18,974 concurrent players and FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 20,303. By that measure FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is currently the bigger game.
Has Black Desert ever had more players than FINAL FANTASY XIV Online?
Yes. Across the 127 days Coilr has tracked both games, Black Desert had the higher daily average on 51 days, most recently on Oct 10, 2026. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has led for the last 1 day.
Is Black Desert better than Final Fantasy XIV Online?
By Steam review score, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online rates higher: 87% positive across 85,905 reviews vs 73% across 94,609 for Black Desert. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has the larger player base right now (19,637 vs 17,005 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Black Desert growing or declining on Steam?
Black Desert averaged 18,974 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,349.
Is FINAL FANTASY XIV Online growing or declining on Steam?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 20,303 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,403.
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