Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Darkest Dungeon® is currently the more played game: 3,378 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,395 for Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ — about 2.4× more players. Darkest Dungeon® also has the better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 89%. Darkest Dungeon® is currently 85% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Darkest Dungeon® leads 7 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Darkest Dungeon® | Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,378 | 1,395 |
| 24-hour peak | 4,558 | 2,310 |
| 7-day average | 3,107 | 1,724 |
| 30-day average | 3,107 | 1,724 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 4,558 | 2,310 |
| Steam reviews | 92% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 92% positive |
| Total reviews | 160,585 | 116,063 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 19, 2016 | Oct 9, 2017 |
| Price | $3.74 (−85%) | $49.99 |
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| Month | Darkest Dungeon® | Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 1,504 | 1,548 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 3,089 | 4,558 | 1,736 | 2,310 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Darkest Dungeon® currently has more players: 3,378 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,395 for Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ — about 2.4× more players.
Over the last 30 days Darkest Dungeon® averaged 3,107 concurrent players and Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ averaged 1,724. By that measure Darkest Dungeon® is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Darkest Dungeon® rates higher: 92% positive across 160,585 reviews vs 89% across 116,063 for Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™. Darkest Dungeon® has the larger player base right now (3,378 vs 1,395 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.