Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is currently the more played game: 32,491 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 28,515 for Garry's Mod — a similar number of players. Garry's Mod counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 82%. Across all tracked metrics, Garry's Mod leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Garry's Mod has had the higher daily player count for the last 56 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
56
Current streak
56 days
Garry's Mod
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
7%
Jul 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 56 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Garry's Mod |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 32,491 | 28,515 |
| 24-hour peak | 32,491 | 35,151 |
| 7-day average | 17,512 | 24,747 |
| 30-day average | 18,047 | 23,785 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,816 | 37,821 |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 76% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 187,704 | 1,250,297 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | May 28, 2025 | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Price | $39.99 | $9.99 |
Full stats: ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN · Garry's Mod · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Garry's Mod | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 15,423 | 20,907 |
| May 2026 | 21,536 | 42,816 | 21,092 | 37,821 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,284 | 40,851 | 23,158 | 36,690 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 18,261 | 40,719 | 24,069 | 35,587 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN currently has more players: 32,491 concurrent players on Steam vs 28,515 for Garry's Mod — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 18,047 concurrent players and Garry's Mod averaged 23,785. By that measure Garry's Mod is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Garry's Mod has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 56 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,250,297 reviews vs 82% across 187,704 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has the larger player base right now (32,491 vs 28,515 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 18,047 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,816.
Garry's Mod averaged 23,785 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,821.