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Elden Ring Nightreign vs Valheim
Valheim is the more played game right now: 104,715 players on Steam against 25,168 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, about 4× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 33 days straight, and has led on 52 days of the 133 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Valheim also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 82%. Valheim is currently 10% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 10 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is read every 10 minutes, Valheim every 5 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 83.5h in ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN and 60.2h in Valheim. 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
83.5h
average of 29 members
Valheim
60.2h
average of 99 members
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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
13,451Valheim
96,725Daily averages · latest day · Valheim, 7.2× the players of ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is read every 10 minutes, Valheim 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
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 33 days. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN last led on Sep 4, 2026.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN led 81 daysValheim led 52 days
- Days tracked
- 133
- Current streak
- 33 days
- Valheim
- Lead changes
- 18
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jul 13, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 133 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 | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 25,168 | 104,715 |
| 24-hour peak | 27,006 | 156,197 |
| 7-day average | 16,301 | 119,187 |
| 30-day average | 16,785 | 137,349 |
| 30-day trend | −8% | +739% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,816 | 308,477 |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 191,880 | 556,637 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | May 29, 2025 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $39.99 | $26.99 (−10%) |
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 | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | 21,536 | 42,816 | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,285 | 40,851 | 15,609 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 | 18,032 | 40,719 | 17,964 | 34,949 |
| Aug 2026 | 16,966 | 33,943 | 15,865 | 30,901 |
| Sep 2026 | 15,657 | 33,516 | 111,256 | 308,477 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 14,697 | 29,167 | 117,606 | 224,091 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Elden Ring Nightreign or Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 104,715 concurrent players on Steam vs 25,168 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, about 4× more players.
Is Elden Ring Nightreign bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 16,785 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 137,349. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Has ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN ever had more players than Valheim?
Yes. Across the 133 days Coilr has tracked both games, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN had the higher daily average on 81 days, most recently on Sep 4, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 33 days.
Is Elden Ring Nightreign better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 556,637 reviews vs 82% across 191,880 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN. Valheim has the larger player base right now (104,715 vs 25,168 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 16,785 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,816.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 137,349 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 739% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,477.
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