Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is currently the more played game: 2,245 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,530 for DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin — about 47% more players. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is currently 90% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 leads 8 of 8.
Coilr tracks charts like this for every game — and playtime history for your own library.
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin | Warhammer: Vermintide 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,530 | 2,245 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,236 | 3,572 |
| 7-day average | 1,742 | 2,253 |
| 30-day average | 1,742 | 2,253 |
| 30-day trend | — | −10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,236 | 4,821 |
| Steam reviews | 84% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 84% positive |
| Total reviews | 130,556 | 146,950 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 1, 2015 | Mar 7, 2018 |
| Price | $39.99 | $2.99 (−90%) |
Full stats: DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin · Warhammer: Vermintide 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin | Warhammer: Vermintide 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 1,375 | 1,738 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 1,654 | 4,821 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,746 | 2,236 | 2,257 | 3,572 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 currently has more players: 2,245 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,530 for DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin — about 47% more players.
Over the last 30 days DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin averaged 1,742 concurrent players and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 averaged 2,253. By that measure Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 rates higher: 85% positive across 146,950 reviews vs 84% across 130,556 for DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 has the larger player base right now (2,245 vs 1,530 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 averaged 2,253 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 4,821.