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Dark Souls III vs Monster Hunter: World
Monster Hunter: World is the more played game right now: 9,440 players on Steam against 6,190 for DARK SOULS™ III, about 1.5× more players. Monster Hunter: World has been ahead for 115 days straight.
DARK SOULS™ III counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 89%. DARK SOULS™ III is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Monster Hunter: World leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 79.7h in DARK SOULS™ III and 93.4h in Monster Hunter: World. 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
79.7h
average of 72 members
Monster Hunter: World
93.4h
average of 82 members
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Monster Hunter: World has had the higher daily player count for the last 115 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
DARK SOULS™ III led 0 daysMonster Hunter: World led 115 days
- Days tracked
- 115
- Current streak
- 115 days
- Monster Hunter: World
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 60%
- Sep 30, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 115 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | DARK SOULS™ III | Monster Hunter: World |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,190 | 9,440 |
| 24-hour peak | 8,172 | 24,905 |
| 7-day average | 5,431 | 15,509 |
| 30-day average | 3,983 | 14,593 |
| 30-day trend | +6% | +5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,077 | 50,687 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 440,539 | 517,811 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 11, 2016 | Aug 8, 2018 |
| Price | $29.99 (−50%) | $29.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | DARK SOULS™ III | Monster Hunter: World | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,708 | 4,562 | — | — |
| May 2026 | — | — | 8,419 | 11,801 |
| Jun 2026 | 4,320 | 7,136 | 21,104 | 50,687 |
| Jul 2026 | 3,809 | 6,125 | 17,152 | 40,029 |
| Aug 2026 | 3,810 | 6,016 | 14,197 | 30,810 |
| Sep 2026 | 3,915 | 9,077 | 14,513 | 34,594 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 5,883 | 8,172 | 15,238 | 24,905 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Dark Souls III or Monster Hunter: World?
Monster Hunter: World currently has more players: 9,440 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,190 for DARK SOULS™ III, about 1.5× more players.
Is Dark Souls III bigger than Monster Hunter: World on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DARK SOULS™ III averaged 3,983 concurrent players and Monster Hunter: World averaged 14,593. By that measure Monster Hunter: World is currently the bigger game.
Has DARK SOULS™ III ever had more players than Monster Hunter: World?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Monster Hunter: World has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 115 days both games have been tracked.
Is Dark Souls III better than Monster Hunter: World?
By Steam review score, DARK SOULS™ III rates higher: 94% positive across 440,539 reviews vs 89% across 517,811 for Monster Hunter: World. Monster Hunter: World has the larger player base right now (9,440 vs 6,190 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 3,983 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,077.
Is Monster Hunter: World growing or declining on Steam?
Monster Hunter: World averaged 14,593 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,687.
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