Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
ELDEN RING is currently the more played game: 29,918 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 20,349 for Grim Dawn — about 47% more players. Across all tracked metrics, ELDEN RING leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
ELDEN RING has had the higher daily player count for the last 54 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
54
Current streak
54 days
ELDEN RING
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
65%
Jul 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 54 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING | Grim Dawn |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 29,918 | 20,349 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,683 | 22,505 |
| 7-day average | 28,456 | 5,179 |
| 30-day average | 29,907 | 4,359 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | +46% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,806 | 22,505 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,143,890 | 106,886 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 23, 2022 | Feb 24, 2016 |
| Price | $59.99 | $24.99 |
Full stats: ELDEN RING · Grim Dawn · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ELDEN RING | Grim Dawn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,438 | 36,355 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 31,146 | 47,989 | 2,842 | 2,912 |
| Jun 2026 | 31,595 | 49,806 | 3,060 | 6,107 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,308 | 47,080 | 4,712 | 22,505 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
ELDEN RING currently has more players: 29,918 concurrent players on Steam vs 20,349 for Grim Dawn — about 47% more players.
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING averaged 29,907 concurrent players and Grim Dawn averaged 4,359. By that measure ELDEN RING is currently the bigger game.
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 54 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Grim Dawn rates higher: 94% positive across 106,886 reviews vs 93% across 1,143,890 for ELDEN RING. ELDEN RING has the larger player base right now (29,918 vs 20,349 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ELDEN RING averaged 29,907 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,806.
Grim Dawn averaged 4,359 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 46% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 22,505.