Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
DARK SOULS™ III is currently the more played game: 3,275 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,492 for Metro 2033 Redux — about 2.2× more players. DARK SOULS™ III also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 92%. Across all tracked metrics, DARK SOULS™ III leads 7 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
DARK SOULS™ III has had the higher daily player count for the last 38 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
38
Current streak
38 days
DARK SOULS™ III
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
36%
Jul 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 38 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DARK SOULS™ III | Metro 2033 Redux |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,275 | 1,492 |
| 24-hour peak | 4,628 | 1,880 |
| 7-day average | 3,712 | 1,720 |
| 30-day average | 3,983 | 1,756 |
| 30-day trend | — | +45% |
| Peak (tracked) | 7,136 | 3,793 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 437,672 | 138,329 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 11, 2016 | Aug 24, 2014 |
| Price | $59.99 | $19.99 |
Full stats: DARK SOULS™ III · Metro 2033 Redux · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | DARK SOULS™ III | Metro 2033 Redux | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,708 | 4,562 | 1,983 | 2,751 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 791 | 1,399 |
| Jun 2026 | 4,310 | 7,136 | 1,384 | 3,680 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 3,765 | 6,130 | 2,076 | 3,793 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
DARK SOULS™ III currently has more players: 3,275 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,492 for Metro 2033 Redux — about 2.2× more players.
Over the last 30 days DARK SOULS™ III averaged 3,983 concurrent players and Metro 2033 Redux averaged 1,756. By that measure DARK SOULS™ III is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: DARK SOULS™ III has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 38 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, DARK SOULS™ III rates higher: 94% positive across 437,672 reviews vs 92% across 138,329 for Metro 2033 Redux. DARK SOULS™ III has the larger player base right now (3,275 vs 1,492 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Metro 2033 Redux averaged 1,756 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 45% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,793.