Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Black Desert is currently the more played game: 18,128 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 16,300 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — a similar number of players. Across all tracked metrics, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leads 7 of 8.
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| Metric | Black Desert | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 18,128 | 16,300 |
| 24-hour peak | 21,184 | 32,621 |
| 7-day average | 16,940 | 19,337 |
| 30-day average | 16,311 | 18,315 |
| 30-day trend | — | +32% |
| Peak (tracked) | 21,184 | 36,725 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 93,386 | 876,821 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Price | $0.99 | $3.99 |
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| Month | Black Desert | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,367 | 19,554 | 6,695 | 9,456 |
| May 2026 | 17,962 | 20,753 | 8,795 | 22,192 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,319 | 20,503 | 16,312 | 35,175 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 16,198 | 21,184 | 19,786 | 36,725 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Black Desert currently has more players: 18,128 concurrent players on Steam vs 16,300 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Black Desert averaged 16,311 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 18,315. By that measure The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently the bigger game.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 18,315 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 32% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,725.