Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
ELDEN RING is currently the more played game: 26,216 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 14,979 for Phasmophobia — about 1.8× more players. Phasmophobia is currently 30% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, ELDEN RING leads 9 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 94 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
94
Current streak
94 days
ELDEN RING
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
3%
May 13, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 94 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING | Phasmophobia |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 26,216 | 14,979 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,549 | 20,046 |
| 7-day average | 28,327 | 9,577 |
| 30-day average | 29,983 | 8,245 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | −9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,806 | 24,848 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,143,890 | 834,206 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 23, 2022 | Sep 17, 2020 |
| Price | $59.99 | $13.99 (−30%) |
Full stats: ELDEN RING · Phasmophobia · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ELDEN RING | Phasmophobia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,438 | 36,355 | 12,564 | 16,011 |
| May 2026 | 31,146 | 47,989 | 13,327 | 24,848 |
| Jun 2026 | 31,595 | 49,806 | 8,401 | 16,310 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,412 | 47,080 | 8,474 | 22,613 |
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: 26,216 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,979 for Phasmophobia — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING averaged 29,983 concurrent players and Phasmophobia averaged 8,245. 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 94 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Phasmophobia rates higher: 94% positive across 834,206 reviews vs 93% across 1,143,890 for ELDEN RING. ELDEN RING has the larger player base right now (26,216 vs 14,979 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ELDEN RING averaged 29,983 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,806.
Phasmophobia averaged 8,245 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 24,848.