Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Sports games.
Football Manager 26 is currently the more played game: 40,602 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,352 for eFootball™ — about 3× more players. eFootball™ counters with better Steam reviews: 51% positive vs 34%. eFootball™ is free to play, while Football Manager 26 costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Football Manager 26 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Football Manager 26 has had the higher daily player count for the last 53 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
53
Current streak
53 days
Football Manager 26
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
34%
Jun 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 53 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | eFootball™ | Football Manager 26 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 15,352 | 40,602 |
| 24-hour peak | 25,673 | 45,662 |
| 7-day average | 17,744 | 30,229 |
| 30-day average | 17,067 | 29,888 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 32,935 | 52,839 |
| Steam reviews | 51% positive | 34% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 71% positive | 53% positive |
| Total reviews | 112,960 | 34,278 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Sep 28, 2021 | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Price | Free to play | $29.99 |
Full stats: eFootball™ · Football Manager 26 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | eFootball™ | Football Manager 26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 17,380 | 23,710 | 33,572 | 52,839 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,759 | 32,935 | 30,328 | 51,305 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 17,147 | 27,868 | 29,961 | 47,555 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Football Manager 26 currently has more players: 40,602 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,352 for eFootball™ — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days eFootball™ averaged 17,067 concurrent players and Football Manager 26 averaged 29,888. By that measure Football Manager 26 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Football Manager 26 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 53 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, eFootball™ rates higher: 51% positive across 112,960 reviews vs 34% across 34,278 for Football Manager 26. Football Manager 26 has the larger player base right now (40,602 vs 15,352 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
eFootball™ averaged 17,067 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,935.
Football Manager 26 averaged 29,888 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,839.