Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is currently the more played game: 29,611 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,968 for Hollow Knight, about 3× more players. Hollow Knight counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 82%.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has had the higher daily player count for the last 57 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
57
Current streak
57 days
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
40%
Jul 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 57 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Hollow Knight |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 29,611 | 9,968 |
| 24-hour peak | 30,526 | 11,004 |
| 7-day average | 18,823 | 8,056 |
| 30-day average | 18,243 | 8,879 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | +21% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,816 | 14,456 |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 76% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 188,565 | 553,970 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | May 29, 2025 | Feb 24, 2017 |
| Price | $39.99 | $14.99 |
Full stats: ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN · Hollow Knight · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Hollow Knight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 4,723 | 4,785 |
| May 2026 | 21,536 | 42,816 | 5,053 | 6,514 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,285 | 40,851 | 6,967 | 13,164 |
| Jul 2026 | 18,016 | 40,719 | 8,995 | 14,456 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 19,314 | 33,396 | 8,278 | 11,004 |
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: 29,611 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,968 for Hollow Knight, about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 18,243 concurrent players and Hollow Knight averaged 8,879. By that measure ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 57 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Hollow Knight rates higher: 97% positive across 553,970 reviews vs 82% across 188,565 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has the larger player base right now (29,611 vs 9,968 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 18,243 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,816.
Hollow Knight averaged 8,879 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 21% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,456.