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Elden Ring Nightreign vs Helldivers 2
HELLDIVERS™ 2 is the more played game right now: 47,199 players on Steam against 25,168 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, about 1.9× more players. HELLDIVERS™ 2 has been ahead for 133 days straight.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN counters with better Steam reviews: 82% positive vs 76%. HELLDIVERS™ 2 is currently 25% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, HELLDIVERS™ 2 leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is read every 10 minutes, HELLDIVERS™ 2 every 5 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 83.5h in ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN and 96.1h in HELLDIVERS™ 2. 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.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
83.5h
average of 29 members
HELLDIVERS™ 2
96.1h
average of 129 members
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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
13,451HELLDIVERS™ 2
36,427Daily averages · latest day · HELLDIVERS™ 2, 2.7× the players of ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is read every 10 minutes, HELLDIVERS™ 2 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
HELLDIVERS™ 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 133 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN led 0 daysHELLDIVERS™ 2 led 133 days
- Days tracked
- 133
- Current streak
- 133 days
- HELLDIVERS™ 2
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 18%
- Jun 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 133 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 | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | HELLDIVERS™ 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 25,168 | 47,199 |
| 24-hour peak | 27,006 | 50,375 |
| 7-day average | 16,301 | 39,176 |
| 30-day average | 16,785 | 43,056 |
| 30-day trend | −8% | −27% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,816 | 146,344 |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 84% positive |
| Total reviews | 191,880 | 1,165,062 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | May 29, 2025 | Feb 8, 2024 |
| Price | $39.99 | $29.99 (−25%) |
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 | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | HELLDIVERS™ 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 39,500 | 57,878 |
| May 2026 | 21,536 | 42,816 | 29,162 | 51,221 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,285 | 40,851 | 25,530 | 44,971 |
| Jul 2026 | 18,032 | 40,719 | 26,843 | 43,373 |
| Aug 2026 | 16,966 | 33,943 | 52,907 | 146,344 |
| Sep 2026 | 15,657 | 33,516 | 45,626 | 92,344 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 14,697 | 29,167 | 39,044 | 61,000 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Elden Ring Nightreign or Helldivers 2?
HELLDIVERS™ 2 currently has more players: 47,199 concurrent players on Steam vs 25,168 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, about 1.9× more players.
Is Elden Ring Nightreign bigger than Helldivers 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 16,785 concurrent players and HELLDIVERS™ 2 averaged 43,056. By that measure HELLDIVERS™ 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN ever had more players than HELLDIVERS™ 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: HELLDIVERS™ 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 133 days both games have been tracked.
Is Elden Ring Nightreign better than Helldivers 2?
By Steam review score, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN rates higher: 82% positive across 191,880 reviews vs 76% across 1,165,062 for HELLDIVERS™ 2. HELLDIVERS™ 2 has the larger player base right now (47,199 vs 25,168 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN growing or declining on Steam?
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 16,785 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,816.
Is HELLDIVERS™ 2 growing or declining on Steam?
HELLDIVERS™ 2 averaged 43,056 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 27% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 146,344.
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