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Dark Souls III vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the more played game right now: 95,661 players on Steam against 6,184 for DARK SOULS™ III, about 15× more players. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been ahead for 121 days straight.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 94%. DARK SOULS™ III is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leads 10 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 79.7h in DARK SOULS™ III and 47.8h in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. 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
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
47.8h
average of 136 members
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DARK SOULS™ IIIThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had the higher daily player count for the last 121 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
DARK SOULS™ III led 0 daysThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt led 121 days
- Days tracked
- 121
- Current streak
- 121 days
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 38%
- Apr 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 121 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 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,184 | 95,661 |
| 24-hour peak | 8,172 | 102,654 |
| 7-day average | 5,432 | 47,112 |
| 30-day average | 3,983 | 22,927 |
| 30-day trend | +6% | +22% |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,077 | 120,975 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 440,539 | 889,005 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 11, 2016 | May 18, 2015 |
| Price | $29.99 (−50%) | $24.99 (−50%) |
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 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,708 | 4,562 | 6,695 | 9,456 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 8,795 | 22,192 |
| Jun 2026 | 4,320 | 7,136 | 16,364 | 35,175 |
| Jul 2026 | 3,809 | 6,125 | 17,230 | 36,660 |
| Aug 2026 | 3,810 | 6,016 | 15,324 | 31,921 |
| Sep 2026 | 3,915 | 9,077 | 16,711 | 120,975 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 5,887 | 8,172 | 75,142 | 102,654 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Dark Souls III or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt currently has more players: 95,661 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,184 for DARK SOULS™ III, about 15× more players.
Is Dark Souls III bigger than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DARK SOULS™ III averaged 3,983 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 22,927. By that measure The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently the bigger game.
Has DARK SOULS™ III ever had more players than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 121 days both games have been tracked.
Is Dark Souls III better than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
By Steam review score, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher: 97% positive across 889,005 reviews vs 94% across 440,539 for DARK SOULS™ III. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has the larger player base right now (95,661 vs 6,184 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 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt growing or declining on Steam?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 22,927 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 22% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 120,975.
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