Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
ELDEN RING is currently the more played game: 36,139 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,968 for Hollow Knight, about 4× more players. Hollow Knight counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 93%. Across all tracked metrics, ELDEN RING leads 7 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 66 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
66
Current streak
66 days
ELDEN RING
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
64%
Jul 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 66 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING | Hollow Knight |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 36,139 | 9,968 |
| 24-hour peak | 42,557 | 11,004 |
| 7-day average | 28,684 | 8,058 |
| 30-day average | 29,160 | 8,880 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | +21% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,806 | 14,456 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,146,112 | 553,970 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 24, 2022 | Feb 24, 2017 |
| Price | $59.99 | $14.99 |
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| Month | ELDEN RING | Hollow Knight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,438 | 36,355 | 4,723 | 4,785 |
| May 2026 | 31,146 | 47,989 | 5,053 | 6,514 |
| Jun 2026 | 31,617 | 49,806 | 6,967 | 13,164 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,127 | 47,080 | 8,995 | 14,456 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 30,865 | 42,557 | 8,278 | 11,004 |
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: 36,139 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,968 for Hollow Knight, about 4× more players.
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING averaged 29,160 concurrent players and Hollow Knight averaged 8,880. 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 66 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Hollow Knight rates higher: 97% positive across 553,970 reviews vs 93% across 1,146,112 for ELDEN RING. ELDEN RING has the larger player base right now (36,139 vs 9,968 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ELDEN RING averaged 29,160 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,806.
Hollow Knight averaged 8,880 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 21% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,456.