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Elden Ring vs Elden Ring Nightreign
ELDEN RING is the more played game right now: 35,184 players on Steam against 25,299 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, about 39% more players. ELDEN RING has been ahead for 137 days straight.
ELDEN RING also has the better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 82%. Across all tracked metrics, ELDEN RING leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 149h in ELDEN RING and 84.1h in ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN. 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
149h
average of 122 members
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
84.1h
average of 31 members
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ELDEN RING
30,067ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
17,270Daily averages · latest day · ELDEN RING, 74% ahead of ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 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 has had the higher daily player count for the last 137 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
ELDEN RING led 137 daysELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 137
- Current streak
- 137 days
- ELDEN RING
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 32%
- May 30, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 137 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 | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 35,184 | 25,299 |
| 24-hour peak | 39,807 | 31,796 |
| 7-day average | 24,906 | 16,219 |
| 30-day average | 29,361 | 17,075 |
| 30-day trend | −7% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 54,231 | 42,816 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,158,282 | 192,194 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 24, 2022 | May 29, 2025 |
| Price | $59.99 | $39.99 |
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 | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,438 | 36,355 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 31,146 | 47,989 | 21,536 | 42,816 |
| Jun 2026 | 31,617 | 49,806 | 18,285 | 40,851 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,183 | 46,943 | 18,032 | 40,719 |
| Aug 2026 | 28,834 | 52,311 | 16,966 | 33,943 |
| Sep 2026 | 31,163 | 54,231 | 15,621 | 33,516 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 25,695 | 41,641 | 14,594 | 31,796 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Elden Ring or Elden Ring Nightreign?
ELDEN RING currently has more players: 35,184 concurrent players on Steam vs 25,299 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, about 39% more players.
Is Elden Ring bigger than Elden Ring Nightreign on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING averaged 29,361 concurrent players and ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 17,075. By that measure ELDEN RING is currently the bigger game.
Has ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN ever had more players than ELDEN RING?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: ELDEN RING has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 137 days both games have been tracked.
Is Elden Ring better than Elden Ring Nightreign?
By Steam review score, ELDEN RING rates higher: 93% positive across 1,158,282 reviews vs 82% across 192,194 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN. ELDEN RING has the larger player base right now (35,184 vs 25,299 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is ELDEN RING growing or declining on Steam?
ELDEN RING averaged 29,361 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 54,231.
Is ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN growing or declining on Steam?
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 17,075 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,816.
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