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Diablo IV vs Elden Ring Nightreign
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is the more played game right now: 25,168 players on Steam against 23,876 for Diablo® IV, a similar number of players. Diablo® IV has been ahead for 23 days straight, and has led on 41 days of the 133 days Coilr has tracked both games.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN also has the better Steam reviews: 82% positive vs 65%. Across all tracked metrics, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 141h in Diablo® IV and 83.5h in ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN. 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.
Diablo® IV
141h
average of 19 members
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
83.5h
average of 29 members
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Diablo® IV
19,210ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
13,451Daily averages · latest day · Diablo® IV, 43% ahead of ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Read 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
Diablo® IV has had the higher daily player count for the last 23 days. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN last led on Sep 14, 2026.
Diablo® IV led 41 daysELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN led 92 days
- Days tracked
- 133
- Current streak
- 23 days
- Diablo® IV
- Lead changes
- 4
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jul 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 133 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 | Diablo® IV | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,876 | 25,168 |
| 24-hour peak | 25,913 | 27,006 |
| 7-day average | 23,015 | 16,301 |
| 30-day average | 32,024 | 16,785 |
| 30-day trend | +508% | −8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,005 | 42,816 |
| Steam reviews | 65% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 68% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 79,318 | 191,880 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~1,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 17, 2023 | May 29, 2025 |
| Price | $49.99 | $39.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Diablo® IV | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 20,128 | 27,957 | 21,536 | 42,816 |
| Jun 2026 | 9,911 | 25,181 | 18,285 | 40,851 |
| Jul 2026 | 19,019 | 42,491 | 18,032 | 40,719 |
| Aug 2026 | 5,507 | 12,946 | 16,966 | 33,943 |
| Sep 2026 | 27,248 | 64,005 | 15,657 | 33,516 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 22,982 | 37,106 | 14,697 | 29,167 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Diablo IV or Elden Ring Nightreign?
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN currently has more players: 25,168 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,876 for Diablo® IV, a similar number of players.
Is Diablo IV bigger than Elden Ring Nightreign on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Diablo® IV averaged 32,024 concurrent players and ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 16,785. By that measure Diablo® IV is currently the bigger game.
Has ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN ever had more players than Diablo® IV?
Yes. Across the 133 days Coilr has tracked both games, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN had the higher daily average on 92 days, most recently on Sep 14, 2026. Diablo® IV has led for the last 23 days.
Is Diablo IV better than Elden Ring Nightreign?
By Steam review score, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN rates higher: 82% positive across 191,880 reviews vs 65% across 79,318 for Diablo® IV. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has the larger player base right now (25,168 vs 23,876 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Diablo® IV growing or declining on Steam?
Diablo® IV averaged 32,024 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 508% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,005.
Is ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN growing or declining on Steam?
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 16,785 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,816.
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