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Dragon's Dogma 2 vs The Elder Scrolls Online
Dragon's Dogma 2 is the more played game right now: 21,385 players on Steam against 7,045 for The Elder Scrolls® Online, about 3× more players. Dragon's Dogma 2 has been ahead for 7 days straight, and has led on 7 days of the 81 days Coilr has tracked both games.
The Elder Scrolls® Online counters with better Steam reviews: 81% positive vs 62%. Across all tracked metrics, Dragon's Dogma 2 leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Both are Action / RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 22.4h in Dragon's Dogma 2 and 140h 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.
Dragon's Dogma 2
22.4h
average of 17 members
The Elder Scrolls® Online
140h
average of 62 members
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Dragon's Dogma 2
23,190The Elder Scrolls® Online
6,761Daily averages · latest day · Dragon's Dogma 2, 3.4× the players of The Elder Scrolls® Online
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · 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
Dragon's Dogma 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 7 days. The Elder Scrolls® Online last led on Oct 7, 2026.
Dragon's Dogma 2 led 7 daysThe Elder Scrolls® Online led 74 days
- Days tracked
- 81
- Current streak
- 7 days
- Dragon's Dogma 2
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- 19%
- Sep 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 81 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 | Dragon's Dogma 2 | The Elder Scrolls® Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,385 | 7,045 |
| 24-hour peak | 30,355 | 8,863 |
| 7-day average | 29,748 | 8,582 |
| 30-day average | 28,898 | 8,148 |
| 30-day trend | +392% | −10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 47,583 | 15,420 |
| Steam reviews | 62% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 74% positive | 74% positive |
| Total reviews | 118,356 | 161,861 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 21, 2024 | May 22, 2017 |
| Price | $39.99 | $19.99 |
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 | Dragon's Dogma 2 | The Elder Scrolls® Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 9,805 | 15,420 |
| Jul 2026 | 1,396 | 1,668 | 8,628 | 14,097 |
| Aug 2026 | 1,723 | 4,072 | 8,920 | 15,047 |
| Sep 2026 | 4,538 | 8,667 | 7,571 | 12,495 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 24,005 | 47,583 | 8,191 | 12,920 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Dragon's Dogma 2 or The Elder Scrolls Online?
Dragon's Dogma 2 currently has more players: 21,385 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,045 for The Elder Scrolls® Online, about 3× more players.
Is Dragon's Dogma 2 bigger than The Elder Scrolls Online on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Dragon's Dogma 2 averaged 28,898 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,148. By that measure Dragon's Dogma 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has The Elder Scrolls® Online ever had more players than Dragon's Dogma 2?
Yes. Across the 81 days Coilr has tracked both games, The Elder Scrolls® Online had the higher daily average on 74 days, most recently on Oct 7, 2026. Dragon's Dogma 2 has led for the last 7 days.
Is Dragon's Dogma 2 better than The Elder Scrolls Online?
By Steam review score, The Elder Scrolls® Online rates higher: 81% positive across 161,861 reviews vs 62% across 118,356 for Dragon's Dogma 2. Dragon's Dogma 2 has the larger player base right now (21,385 vs 7,045 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Dragon's Dogma 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Dragon's Dogma 2 averaged 28,898 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 392% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,583.
Is The Elder Scrolls® Online growing or declining on Steam?
The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,148 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,420.
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