Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
NBA 2K26 is currently the more played game: 25,809 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 23,154 for ELDEN RING — a similar number of players. ELDEN RING counters with better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 64%. Across all tracked metrics, ELDEN RING leads 7 of 9.
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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 52 days — NBA 2K26 last led on May 19, 2026.
Days tracked
53
Current streak
52 days
ELDEN RING
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
<1%
May 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 53 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING | NBA 2K26 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,154 | 25,809 |
| 24-hour peak | 34,617 | 35,917 |
| 7-day average | 28,554 | 24,707 |
| 30-day average | 30,625 | 25,976 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,806 | 47,378 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 64% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 68% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,142,700 | 29,580 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Feb 23, 2022 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Price | $59.99 | $9.79 |
Full stats: ELDEN RING · NBA 2K26 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ELDEN RING | NBA 2K26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,438 | 36,355 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 31,146 | 47,989 | 28,957 | 47,378 |
| Jun 2026 | 31,558 | 49,806 | 26,093 | 45,480 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,654 | 47,080 | 26,088 | 46,741 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
NBA 2K26 currently has more players: 25,809 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,154 for ELDEN RING — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING averaged 30,625 concurrent players and NBA 2K26 averaged 25,976. By that measure ELDEN RING is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 53 days Coilr has tracked both games, NBA 2K26 had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on May 19, 2026. ELDEN RING has led for the last 52 days.
By Steam review score, ELDEN RING rates higher: 93% positive across 1,142,700 reviews vs 64% across 29,580 for NBA 2K26. NBA 2K26 has the larger player base right now (25,809 vs 23,154 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ELDEN RING averaged 30,625 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,806.
NBA 2K26 averaged 25,976 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,378.