Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
DARK SOULS™ III is currently the more played game: 3,008 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,672 for Tomb Raider Game of the Year — about 1.8× more players. Tomb Raider Game of the Year counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 94%. Tomb Raider Game of the Year is currently 85% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, DARK SOULS™ III leads 6 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 44 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
44
Current streak
44 days
DARK SOULS™ III
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
53%
Jul 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 44 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DARK SOULS™ III | Tomb Raider Game of the Year |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,008 | 1,672 |
| 24-hour peak | 4,628 | 2,154 |
| 7-day average | 3,712 | 1,554 |
| 30-day average | 3,984 | 1,311 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 7,136 | 2,648 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 437,672 | 267,642 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 11, 2016 | Mar 4, 2013 |
| Price | $59.99 | $2.99 (−85%) |
Full stats: DARK SOULS™ III · Tomb Raider Game of the Year · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | DARK SOULS™ III | Tomb Raider Game of the Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,708 | 4,562 | 723 | 970 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 655 | 828 |
| Jun 2026 | 4,310 | 7,136 | 1,226 | 2,396 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 3,764 | 6,130 | 1,450 | 2,648 |
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: 3,008 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,672 for Tomb Raider Game of the Year — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days DARK SOULS™ III averaged 3,984 concurrent players and Tomb Raider Game of the Year averaged 1,311. 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 44 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Tomb Raider Game of the Year rates higher: 96% positive across 267,642 reviews vs 94% across 437,672 for DARK SOULS™ III. DARK SOULS™ III has the larger player base right now (3,008 vs 1,672 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.