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Elden Ring Nightreign vs Risk of Rain 2
Risk of Rain 2 is the more played game right now: 35,036 players on Steam against 8,967 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, about 4× more players. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has been ahead for 122 days straight.
Risk of Rain 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 82%. Risk of Rain 2 is currently 67% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Risk of Rain 2 leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is read every 30 minutes, Risk of Rain 2 every 5 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 83.6h in ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN and 54.7h in Risk of Rain 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
83.6h
average of 29 members
Risk of Rain 2
54.7h
average of 122 members
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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
12,439Risk of Rain 2
9,705Daily averages · latest day · ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, 28% ahead of Risk of Rain 2
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is read every 30 minutes, Risk of Rain 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
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has had the higher daily player count for the last 122 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN led 122 daysRisk of Rain 2 led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 122
- Current streak
- 122 days
- ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 23%
- Oct 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 122 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 | Risk of Rain 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,967 | 35,036 |
| 24-hour peak | 27,596 | 35,036 |
| 7-day average | 16,178 | 6,997 |
| 30-day average | 16,769 | 5,722 |
| 30-day trend | −7% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,816 | 35,036 |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 191,880 | 353,403 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | May 29, 2025 | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Price | $39.99 | $8.24 (−67%) |
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 | Risk of Rain 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 6,817 | 6,817 |
| May 2026 | 21,536 | 42,816 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 18,285 | 40,851 | 5,761 | 9,557 |
| Jul 2026 | 18,032 | 40,719 | 5,996 | 10,659 |
| Aug 2026 | 16,966 | 33,943 | 5,305 | 10,444 |
| Sep 2026 | 15,649 | 33,516 | 5,611 | 8,757 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 14,370 | 29,167 | 6,753 | 35,036 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Elden Ring Nightreign or Risk of Rain 2?
Risk of Rain 2 currently has more players: 35,036 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,967 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, about 4× more players.
Is Elden Ring Nightreign bigger than Risk of Rain 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 16,769 concurrent players and Risk of Rain 2 averaged 5,722. By that measure ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is currently the bigger game.
Has Risk of Rain 2 ever had more players than ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN?
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 122 days both games have been tracked.
Is Elden Ring Nightreign better than Risk of Rain 2?
By Steam review score, Risk of Rain 2 rates higher: 94% positive across 353,403 reviews vs 82% across 191,880 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN. Risk of Rain 2 has the larger player base right now (35,036 vs 8,967 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 16,769 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,816.
Is Risk of Rain 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Risk of Rain 2 averaged 5,722 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,036.
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