Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Destiny 2 is currently the more played game: 28,258 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 21,057 for ELDEN RING — about 34% more players. ELDEN RING counters with better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 78%. Destiny 2 is free to play, while ELDEN RING costs $59.99. Across all tracked metrics, Destiny 2 leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Destiny 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 42 days — ELDEN RING last led on Jun 8, 2026.
Days tracked
65
Current streak
42 days
Destiny 2
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
19%
Jun 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 65 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Destiny 2 | ELDEN RING |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 28,258 | 21,057 |
| 24-hour peak | 58,219 | 42,919 |
| 7-day average | 47,632 | 28,057 |
| 30-day average | 63,257 | 30,563 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 167,568 | 49,806 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 659,578 | 1,143,890 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 30, 2019 | Feb 23, 2022 |
| Price | Free to play | $59.99 |
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| Month | Destiny 2 | ELDEN RING | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 9,105 | 10,817 | 27,438 | 36,355 |
| May 2026 | 11,236 | 17,772 | 31,146 | 47,989 |
| Jun 2026 | 68,255 | 167,568 | 31,577 | 49,806 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 57,089 | 94,117 | 29,661 | 47,080 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Destiny 2 currently has more players: 28,258 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,057 for ELDEN RING — about 34% more players.
Over the last 30 days Destiny 2 averaged 63,257 concurrent players and ELDEN RING averaged 30,563. By that measure Destiny 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 65 days Coilr has tracked both games, ELDEN RING had the higher daily average on 23 days, most recently on Jun 8, 2026. Destiny 2 has led for the last 42 days.
By Steam review score, ELDEN RING rates higher: 93% positive across 1,143,890 reviews vs 78% across 659,578 for Destiny 2. Destiny 2 has the larger player base right now (28,258 vs 21,057 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Destiny 2 averaged 63,257 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 167,568.
ELDEN RING averaged 30,563 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,806.