Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
ELDEN RING is currently the more played game: 36,139 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 17,448 for Black Myth: Wukong, about 2.1× more players. Black Myth: Wukong counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 93%. Across all tracked metrics, ELDEN RING leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
ELDEN RING has had the higher daily player count for the last 65 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
65
Current streak
65 days
ELDEN RING
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
58%
Aug 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 65 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Black Myth: Wukong | ELDEN RING |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 17,448 | 36,139 |
| 24-hour peak | 18,032 | 42,557 |
| 7-day average | 9,642 | 28,684 |
| 30-day average | 9,143 | 29,160 |
| 30-day trend | +5% | −9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 19,025 | 49,806 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 92% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,203,916 | 1,146,112 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 19, 2024 | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Price | $59.99 | $59.99 |
Full stats: Black Myth: Wukong · ELDEN RING · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Black Myth: Wukong | ELDEN RING | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 27,438 | 36,355 |
| May 2026 | 5,034 | 7,259 | 31,146 | 47,989 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,561 | 18,315 | 31,617 | 49,806 |
| Jul 2026 | 8,910 | 18,962 | 29,127 | 47,080 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 10,986 | 19,025 | 30,865 | 42,557 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
ELDEN RING currently has more players: 36,139 concurrent players on Steam vs 17,448 for Black Myth: Wukong, about 2.1× more players.
Over the last 30 days Black Myth: Wukong averaged 9,143 concurrent players and ELDEN RING averaged 29,160. By that measure ELDEN RING is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: ELDEN RING has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 65 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Black Myth: Wukong rates higher: 97% positive across 1,203,916 reviews vs 93% across 1,146,112 for ELDEN RING. ELDEN RING has the larger player base right now (36,139 vs 17,448 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Black Myth: Wukong averaged 9,143 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,025.
ELDEN RING averaged 29,160 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,806.