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Elden Ring vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the more played game right now: 38,299 players on Steam against 21,290 for ELDEN RING, about 1.8× more players. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been ahead for 14 days straight, and has led on 14 days of the 174 days Coilr has tracked both games.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 93%. Across all tracked metrics, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leads 7 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. ELDEN RING is read every 10 minutes, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt every 5 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 149h in ELDEN RING and 48.6h in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. 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
149h
average of 122 members
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
48.6h
average of 152 members
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ELDEN RING
30,457The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
80,462Daily averages · latest day · The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 2.6× the players of ELDEN RING
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · ELDEN RING is read every 10 minutes, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt every 5 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
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had the higher daily player count for the last 14 days. ELDEN RING last led on Sep 28, 2026.
ELDEN RING led 160 daysThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt led 14 days
- Days tracked
- 174
- Current streak
- 14 days
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- 31%
- Aug 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 174 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 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,290 | 38,299 |
| 24-hour peak | 40,686 | 121,041 |
| 7-day average | 24,762 | 66,972 |
| 30-day average | 29,162 | 48,759 |
| 30-day trend | −8% | +158% |
| Peak (tracked) | 54,231 | 137,724 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 84% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,158,282 | 902,758 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 24, 2022 | May 18, 2015 |
| Price | $59.99 | $49.99 |
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 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,438 | 36,355 | 6,695 | 9,456 |
| May 2026 | 31,146 | 47,989 | 8,795 | 22,192 |
| Jun 2026 | 31,617 | 49,806 | 16,364 | 35,175 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,183 | 46,943 | 17,230 | 36,660 |
| Aug 2026 | 28,834 | 52,311 | 15,324 | 31,921 |
| Sep 2026 | 31,169 | 54,231 | 16,704 | 120,975 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 25,855 | 41,641 | 71,854 | 137,724 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Elden Ring or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt currently has more players: 38,299 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,290 for ELDEN RING, about 1.8× more players.
Is Elden Ring bigger than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING averaged 29,162 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 48,759. By that measure The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently the bigger game.
Has ELDEN RING ever had more players than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
Yes. Across the 174 days Coilr has tracked both games, ELDEN RING had the higher daily average on 160 days, most recently on Sep 28, 2026. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has led for the last 14 days.
Is Elden Ring better than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
By Steam review score, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher: 96% positive across 902,758 reviews vs 93% across 1,158,282 for ELDEN RING. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has the larger player base right now (38,299 vs 21,290 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is ELDEN RING growing or declining on Steam?
ELDEN RING averaged 29,162 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 54,231.
Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt growing or declining on Steam?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 48,759 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 158% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 137,724.
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