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ELDEN RING vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
ELDEN RING is currently the more played game: 34,718 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 20,732 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, about 1.7× more players. ELDEN RING has been ahead for 129 days straight. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 93%. Across all tracked metrics, ELDEN RING leads 7 of 9.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 141h in ELDEN RING and 46.7h 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
141h
average of 66 members
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
46.7h
average of 81 members
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Player count history
ELDEN RINGThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
ELDEN RING has had the higher daily player count for the last 129 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
ELDEN RING led 129 daysThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt led 0 days
Days tracked
129
Current streak
129 days
ELDEN RING
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
31%
Aug 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 129 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 34,718 | 20,732 |
| 24-hour peak | 42,013 | 23,085 |
| 7-day average | 27,495 | 14,708 |
| 30-day average | 27,815 | 14,853 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | −15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,806 | 36,660 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,149,458 | 882,211 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 24, 2022 | May 18, 2015 |
| Price | $59.99 | $49.99 |
Full stats: ELDEN RING · The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| 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 | 29,181 | 46,943 | 17,228 | 36,660 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 27,916 | 43,509 | 14,903 | 27,696 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, ELDEN RING or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
ELDEN RING currently has more players: 34,718 concurrent players on Steam vs 20,732 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, about 1.7× more players.
Is ELDEN RING bigger than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING averaged 27,815 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 14,853. By that measure ELDEN RING is currently the bigger game.
Has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ever had more players than ELDEN RING?
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 129 days both games have been tracked.
Is ELDEN RING better than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
By Steam review score, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher: 97% positive across 882,211 reviews vs 93% across 1,149,458 for ELDEN RING. ELDEN RING has the larger player base right now (34,718 vs 20,732 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is ELDEN RING growing or declining on Steam?
ELDEN RING averaged 27,815 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,806.
Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt growing or declining on Steam?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 14,853 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,660.
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