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DARK SOULS III vs ELDEN RING
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
ELDEN RING is currently the more played game: 29,164 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,039 for DARK SOULS™ III, about 7× more players. ELDEN RING has been ahead for 83 days straight. Across all tracked metrics, ELDEN RING leads 7 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 59.6h in DARK SOULS™ III and 138h in ELDEN RING. 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.
DARK SOULS™ III
59.6h
average of 41 members
ELDEN RING
138h
average of 62 members
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Player count history
DARK SOULS™ IIIELDEN RING
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
ELDEN RING has had the higher daily player count for the last 83 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
DARK SOULS™ III led 0 daysELDEN RING led 83 days
Days tracked
83
Current streak
83 days
ELDEN RING
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
84%
Jun 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 83 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DARK SOULS™ III | ELDEN RING |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,039 | 29,164 |
| 24-hour peak | 5,176 | 37,189 |
| 7-day average | 3,769 | 27,563 |
| 30-day average | 3,803 | 28,340 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 7,136 | 49,806 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 438,928 | 1,149,458 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 11, 2016 | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Price | $59.99 | $59.99 |
Full stats: DARK SOULS™ III · ELDEN RING · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | DARK SOULS™ III | ELDEN RING | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,708 | 4,562 | 27,438 | 36,355 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 31,146 | 47,989 |
| Jun 2026 | 4,320 | 7,136 | 31,617 | 49,806 |
| Jul 2026 | 3,808 | 6,125 | 29,182 | 46,943 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 3,799 | 5,838 | 28,301 | 43,509 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, DARK SOULS III or ELDEN RING?
ELDEN RING currently has more players: 29,164 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,039 for DARK SOULS™ III, about 7× more players.
Is DARK SOULS III bigger than ELDEN RING on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DARK SOULS™ III averaged 3,803 concurrent players and ELDEN RING averaged 28,340. By that measure ELDEN RING is currently the bigger game.
Has DARK SOULS™ III ever had more players than ELDEN RING?
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 83 days both games have been tracked.
Is DARK SOULS III better than ELDEN RING?
By Steam review score, DARK SOULS™ III rates higher: 94% positive across 438,928 reviews vs 93% across 1,149,458 for ELDEN RING. ELDEN RING has the larger player base right now (29,164 vs 4,039 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is DARK SOULS™ III growing or declining on Steam?
DARK SOULS™ III averaged 3,803 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 7,136.
Is ELDEN RING growing or declining on Steam?
ELDEN RING averaged 28,340 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,806.