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DARK SOULS III vs ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is currently the more played game: 11,429 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,039 for DARK SOULS™ III, about 3× more players. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has been ahead for 77 days straight. DARK SOULS™ III counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 82%.
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 72.7h in ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN. 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 NIGHTREIGN
72.7h
average of 15 members
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Player count history
DARK SOULS™ IIIELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has had the higher daily player count for the last 77 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
DARK SOULS™ III led 0 daysELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN led 77 days
Days tracked
77
Current streak
77 days
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
71%
Jun 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 77 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DARK SOULS™ III | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,039 | 11,429 |
| 24-hour peak | 5,176 | 30,116 |
| 7-day average | 3,769 | 17,412 |
| 30-day average | 3,803 | 18,333 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 7,136 | 42,816 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 76% positive |
| Total reviews | 438,928 | 189,761 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 11, 2016 | May 29, 2025 |
| Price | $59.99 | $39.99 |
Full stats: DARK SOULS™ III · ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | DARK SOULS™ III | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,708 | 4,562 | — | — |
| May 2026 | — | — | 21,536 | 42,816 |
| Jun 2026 | 4,320 | 7,136 | 18,285 | 40,851 |
| Jul 2026 | 3,808 | 6,125 | 18,034 | 40,719 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 3,799 | 5,838 | 17,243 | 33,396 |
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 NIGHTREIGN?
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN currently has more players: 11,429 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,039 for DARK SOULS™ III, about 3× more players.
Is DARK SOULS III bigger than ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DARK SOULS™ III averaged 3,803 concurrent players and ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 18,333. By that measure ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is currently the bigger game.
Has DARK SOULS™ III ever had more players than ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 77 days both games have been tracked.
Is DARK SOULS III better than ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN?
By Steam review score, DARK SOULS™ III rates higher: 94% positive across 438,928 reviews vs 82% across 189,761 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has the larger player base right now (11,429 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 NIGHTREIGN growing or declining on Steam?
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 18,333 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,816.