Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Sports games.
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 is currently the more played game: 120,547 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 23,504 for eFootball™ — about 5× more players. eFootball™ is free to play, while EA SPORTS FC™ 26 costs $69.99. Across all tracked metrics, EA SPORTS FC™ 26 leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 has had the higher daily player count for the last 63 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
63
Current streak
63 days
EA SPORTS FC™ 26
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
61%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 63 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | eFootball™ |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 120,547 | 23,504 |
| 24-hour peak | 132,152 | 28,514 |
| 7-day average | 109,445 | 20,825 |
| 30-day average | 101,671 | 18,052 |
| 30-day trend | +41% | +7% |
| Peak (tracked) | 160,692 | 33,347 |
| Steam reviews | 50% positive | 51% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 60% positive | 71% positive |
| Total reviews | 94,360 | 113,469 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 24, 2025 | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Price | $69.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: EA SPORTS FC™ 26 · eFootball™ · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | eFootball™ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 76,905 | 76,905 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 49,953 | 77,563 | 17,380 | 23,710 |
| Jun 2026 | 74,119 | 141,904 | 16,771 | 32,935 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 102,719 | 160,692 | 18,282 | 33,347 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 currently has more players: 120,547 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,504 for eFootball™ — about 5× more players.
Over the last 30 days EA SPORTS FC™ 26 averaged 101,671 concurrent players and eFootball™ averaged 18,052. By that measure EA SPORTS FC™ 26 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: EA SPORTS FC™ 26 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 63 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, eFootball™ rates higher: 51% positive across 113,469 reviews vs 50% across 94,360 for EA SPORTS FC™ 26. EA SPORTS FC™ 26 has the larger player base right now (120,547 vs 23,504 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 averaged 101,671 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 41% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 160,692.
eFootball™ averaged 18,052 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 33,347.