Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently the more played game: 8,095 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,931 for Counter-Strike: Source — about 3× more players. Counter-Strike: Source counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 81%.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
The Elder Scrolls® Online has had the higher daily player count for the last 15 days — Counter-Strike: Source last led on Jul 4, 2026.
Days tracked
32
Current streak
15 days
The Elder Scrolls® Online
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
11%
Jun 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 32 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike: Source | The Elder Scrolls® Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,931 | 8,095 |
| 24-hour peak | 4,021 | 12,937 |
| 7-day average | 2,361 | 8,369 |
| 30-day average | 7,585 | 8,943 |
| 30-day trend | −56% | −8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 37,913 | 15,420 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 71% positive |
| Total reviews | 192,443 | 161,001 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 1, 2004 | May 22, 2017 |
| Price | $9.99 | $19.99 |
Full stats: Counter-Strike: Source · The Elder Scrolls® Online · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Counter-Strike: Source | The Elder Scrolls® Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 31,766 | 32,622 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 16,994 | 37,913 | 9,799 | 15,420 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 6,305 | 27,858 | 8,750 | 14,097 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
The Elder Scrolls® Online currently has more players: 8,095 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,931 for Counter-Strike: Source — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike: Source averaged 7,585 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,943. By that measure The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 32 days Coilr has tracked both games, Counter-Strike: Source had the higher daily average on 15 days, most recently on Jul 4, 2026. The Elder Scrolls® Online has led for the last 15 days.
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike: Source rates higher: 96% positive across 192,443 reviews vs 81% across 161,001 for The Elder Scrolls® Online. The Elder Scrolls® Online has the larger player base right now (8,095 vs 2,931 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Counter-Strike: Source averaged 7,585 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 56% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,913.
The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,943 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,420.