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Destiny 2 vs The Elder Scrolls Online
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Destiny 2 is currently the more played game: 16,550 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 10,653 for The Elder Scrolls® Online, about 1.6× more players. Destiny 2 has been ahead for 87 days straight. The Elder Scrolls® Online counters with better Steam reviews: 81% positive vs 79%. Destiny 2 is free to play, while The Elder Scrolls® Online costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Destiny 2 leads 8 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 445h in Destiny 2 and 165h in The Elder Scrolls® Online. 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.
Destiny 2
445h
average of 107 members
The Elder Scrolls® Online
165h
average of 47 members
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Player count history
Destiny 2The Elder Scrolls® Online
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Destiny 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 87 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Destiny 2 led 87 daysThe Elder Scrolls® Online led 0 days
Days tracked
87
Current streak
87 days
Destiny 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
41%
Sep 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 87 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Destiny 2 | The Elder Scrolls® Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,550 | 10,653 |
| 24-hour peak | 18,355 | 10,733 |
| 7-day average | 13,701 | 7,630 |
| 30-day average | 16,973 | 8,881 |
| 30-day trend | −45% | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 167,568 | 15,420 |
| Steam reviews | 79% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 77% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 662,030 | 161,675 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 1, 2019 | May 22, 2017 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Destiny 2 | The Elder Scrolls® Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 9,105 | 10,817 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 11,236 | 17,772 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 68,313 | 167,568 | 9,805 | 15,420 |
| Jul 2026 | 49,843 | 93,761 | 8,628 | 14,097 |
| Aug 2026 | 25,107 | 46,498 | 8,910 | 15,070 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 15,390 | 23,037 | 7,842 | 12,782 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Destiny 2 or The Elder Scrolls Online?
Destiny 2 currently has more players: 16,550 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,653 for The Elder Scrolls® Online, about 1.6× more players.
Is Destiny 2 bigger than The Elder Scrolls Online on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Destiny 2 averaged 16,973 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,881. By that measure Destiny 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has The Elder Scrolls® Online ever had more players than Destiny 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Destiny 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 87 days both games have been tracked.
Is Destiny 2 better than The Elder Scrolls Online?
By Steam review score, The Elder Scrolls® Online rates higher: 81% positive across 161,675 reviews vs 79% across 662,030 for Destiny 2. Destiny 2 has the larger player base right now (16,550 vs 10,653 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Destiny 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Destiny 2 averaged 16,973 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 45% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 167,568.
Is The Elder Scrolls® Online growing or declining on Steam?
The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,881 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,420.