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Elden Ring vs Monster Hunter Wilds
Monster Hunter Wilds is the more played game right now: 28,109 players on Steam against 26,031 for ELDEN RING, a similar number of players. Monster Hunter Wilds has been ahead for 6 days straight, and has led on 18 days of the 131 days Coilr has tracked both games.
ELDEN RING counters with better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 50%. Monster Hunter Wilds is currently 25% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Monster Hunter Wilds leads 6 of 9.
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 145h in ELDEN RING and 131h in Monster Hunter Wilds. 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
145h
average of 116 members
Monster Hunter Wilds
131h
average of 32 members
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ELDEN RING
21,595Monster Hunter Wilds
22,723Daily averages · latest day · Monster Hunter Wilds, 5% ahead of ELDEN RING
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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
Monster Hunter Wilds has had the higher daily player count for the last 6 days. ELDEN RING last led on Oct 2, 2026.
ELDEN RING led 113 daysMonster Hunter Wilds led 18 days
- Days tracked
- 131
- Current streak
- 6 days
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Lead changes
- 3
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Oct 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 131 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 | Monster Hunter Wilds |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 26,031 | 28,109 |
| 24-hour peak | 30,978 | 42,622 |
| 7-day average | 25,752 | 28,600 |
| 30-day average | 29,543 | 30,283 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | +92% |
| Peak (tracked) | 54,231 | 63,386 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 50% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 67% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,157,354 | 332,281 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 24, 2022 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Price | $59.99 | $29.99 (−25%) |
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 | Monster Hunter Wilds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,438 | 36,355 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 31,146 | 47,989 | 6,931 | 8,438 |
| Jun 2026 | 31,617 | 49,806 | 19,860 | 47,631 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,183 | 46,943 | 16,760 | 37,651 |
| Aug 2026 | 28,834 | 52,311 | 14,250 | 27,023 |
| Sep 2026 | 31,158 | 54,231 | 26,138 | 63,386 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 25,629 | 41,641 | 26,490 | 50,476 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Elden Ring or Monster Hunter Wilds?
Monster Hunter Wilds currently has more players: 28,109 concurrent players on Steam vs 26,031 for ELDEN RING, a similar number of players.
Is Elden Ring bigger than Monster Hunter Wilds on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING averaged 29,543 concurrent players and Monster Hunter Wilds averaged 30,283. By that measure Monster Hunter Wilds is currently the bigger game.
Has ELDEN RING ever had more players than Monster Hunter Wilds?
Yes. Across the 131 days Coilr has tracked both games, ELDEN RING had the higher daily average on 113 days, most recently on Oct 2, 2026. Monster Hunter Wilds has led for the last 6 days.
Is Elden Ring better than Monster Hunter Wilds?
By Steam review score, ELDEN RING rates higher: 93% positive across 1,157,354 reviews vs 50% across 332,281 for Monster Hunter Wilds. Monster Hunter Wilds has the larger player base right now (28,109 vs 26,031 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is ELDEN RING growing or declining on Steam?
ELDEN RING averaged 29,543 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 54,231.
Is Monster Hunter Wilds growing or declining on Steam?
Monster Hunter Wilds averaged 30,283 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 92% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 63,386.
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