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Dragon's Dogma 2 vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the more played game right now: 43,089 players on Steam against 27,846 for Dragon's Dogma 2, about 1.5× more players. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been ahead for 76 days straight.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 62%. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leads 10 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 20.7h in Dragon's Dogma 2 and 48.5h in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. 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
20.7h
average of 16 members
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
48.5h
average of 147 members
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Dragon's Dogma 2
24,605The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
60,361Daily averages · latest day · The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 2.5× the players of Dragon's Dogma 2
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 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
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had the higher daily player count for the last 76 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Dragon's Dogma 2 led 0 daysThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt led 76 days
- Days tracked
- 76
- Current streak
- 76 days
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 37%
- Oct 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 76 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 Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 27,846 | 43,089 |
| 24-hour peak | 32,132 | 90,940 |
| 7-day average | 23,907 | 71,163 |
| 30-day average | 19,208 | 44,150 |
| 30-day trend | +127% | +127% |
| Peak (tracked) | 32,132 | 137,724 |
| Steam reviews | 62% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 74% positive | 84% positive |
| Total reviews | 117,827 | 898,930 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 21, 2024 | May 18, 2015 |
| Price | $39.99 | $24.99 (−50%) |
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 Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 6,695 | 9,456 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 8,795 | 22,192 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 16,364 | 35,175 |
| Jul 2026 | 1,396 | 1,668 | 17,230 | 36,660 |
| Aug 2026 | 1,723 | 4,072 | 15,324 | 31,921 |
| Sep 2026 | 4,538 | 8,667 | 16,702 | 120,975 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 11,971 | 32,132 | 71,338 | 137,724 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Dragon's Dogma 2 or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt currently has more players: 43,089 concurrent players on Steam vs 27,846 for Dragon's Dogma 2, about 1.5× more players.
Is Dragon's Dogma 2 bigger than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Dragon's Dogma 2 averaged 19,208 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 44,150. By that measure The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently the bigger game.
Has Dragon's Dogma 2 ever had more players than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 76 days both games have been tracked.
Is Dragon's Dogma 2 better than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
By Steam review score, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher: 96% positive across 898,930 reviews vs 62% across 117,827 for Dragon's Dogma 2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has the larger player base right now (43,089 vs 27,846 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 19,208 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 127% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,132.
Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt growing or declining on Steam?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 44,150 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 127% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 137,724.
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