Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is currently the more played game: 15,614 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,276 for Lost Ark — about 38% more players. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN also has the better Steam reviews: 82% positive vs 70%. Lost Ark is free to play, while ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN leads 7 of 10.
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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 46 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
46
Current streak
46 days
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
28%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 46 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Lost Ark |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 15,614 | 11,276 |
| 24-hour peak | 32,612 | 11,396 |
| 7-day average | 18,274 | 5,084 |
| 30-day average | 18,144 | 5,820 |
| 30-day trend | −7% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,816 | 11,760 |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive | 70% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 74% positive | 47% positive |
| Total reviews | 187,163 | 203,175 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | May 28, 2025 | Feb 10, 2022 |
| Price | $39.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN · Lost Ark · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Lost Ark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,030 | 5,030 |
| May 2026 | 21,536 | 42,816 | 8,418 | 8,622 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,277 | 40,851 | 5,992 | 11,760 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 18,658 | 40,719 | 5,451 | 11,396 |
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: 15,614 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,276 for Lost Ark — about 38% more players.
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 18,144 concurrent players and Lost Ark averaged 5,820. 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 46 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN rates higher: 82% positive across 187,163 reviews vs 70% across 203,175 for Lost Ark. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has the larger player base right now (15,614 vs 11,276 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 18,144 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,816.
Lost Ark averaged 5,820 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,760.