Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
RimWorld is currently the more played game: 24,405 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,855 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN — about 1.9× more players. RimWorld also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 82%. Across all tracked metrics, RimWorld leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
RimWorld 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
RimWorld
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
21%
May 30, 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 | RimWorld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,855 | 24,405 |
| 24-hour peak | 32,545 | 34,041 |
| 7-day average | 17,559 | 28,534 |
| 30-day average | 18,176 | 28,603 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | +4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,816 | 42,478 |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 76% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 187,704 | 243,033 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | May 28, 2025 | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Price | $39.99 | $34.99 |
Full stats: ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN · RimWorld · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | RimWorld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 21,536 | 42,816 | 28,866 | 39,561 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,278 | 40,851 | 27,195 | 40,266 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 18,371 | 40,719 | 29,246 | 42,478 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
RimWorld currently has more players: 24,405 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,855 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN — about 1.9× more players.
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 18,176 concurrent players and RimWorld averaged 28,603. By that measure RimWorld is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: RimWorld 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, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 243,033 reviews vs 82% across 187,704 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN. RimWorld has the larger player base right now (24,405 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.
RimWorld averaged 28,603 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,478.