Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
NBA 2K26 is currently the more played game: 19,530 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,855 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN — about 1.5× more players. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN counters with better Steam reviews: 82% positive vs 64%. Across all tracked metrics, NBA 2K26 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
NBA 2K26 has had the higher daily player count for the last 55 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
55
Current streak
55 days
NBA 2K26
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
14%
Jul 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 55 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | NBA 2K26 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,855 | 19,530 |
| 24-hour peak | 32,545 | 34,478 |
| 7-day average | 17,559 | 22,544 |
| 30-day average | 18,176 | 25,470 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,816 | 47,378 |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive | 64% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 76% positive | 68% positive |
| Total reviews | 187,704 | 30,243 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | — |
| Release date | May 28, 2025 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Price | $39.99 | $9.79 |
Full stats: ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN · NBA 2K26 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | NBA 2K26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 21,536 | 42,816 | 28,957 | 47,378 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,278 | 40,851 | 26,098 | 45,480 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 18,371 | 40,719 | 25,279 | 46,741 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
NBA 2K26 currently has more players: 19,530 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,855 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 18,176 concurrent players and NBA 2K26 averaged 25,470. By that measure NBA 2K26 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: NBA 2K26 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 55 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN rates higher: 82% positive across 187,704 reviews vs 64% across 30,243 for NBA 2K26. NBA 2K26 has the larger player base right now (19,530 vs 12,855 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 18,176 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,816.
NBA 2K26 averaged 25,470 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,378.