Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Wallpaper Engine is currently the more played game: 83,563 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 29,807 for ELDEN RING — about 3× more players. Wallpaper Engine also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 93%. Across all tracked metrics, Wallpaper Engine leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Wallpaper Engine has had the higher daily player count for the last 92 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
92
Current streak
92 days
Wallpaper Engine
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
45%
Apr 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 92 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING | Wallpaper Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 29,807 | 83,563 |
| 24-hour peak | 40,998 | 112,747 |
| 7-day average | 28,282 | 79,331 |
| 30-day average | 30,613 | 83,410 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,806 | 135,201 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,143,890 | 1,002,600 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 23, 2022 | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Price | $59.99 | $4.99 |
Full stats: ELDEN RING · Wallpaper Engine · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ELDEN RING | Wallpaper Engine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,438 | 36,355 | 59,826 | 72,465 |
| May 2026 | 31,146 | 47,989 | 73,020 | 131,635 |
| Jun 2026 | 31,577 | 49,806 | 83,262 | 135,201 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,615 | 47,080 | 82,251 | 127,765 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Wallpaper Engine currently has more players: 83,563 concurrent players on Steam vs 29,807 for ELDEN RING — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING averaged 30,613 concurrent players and Wallpaper Engine averaged 83,410. By that measure Wallpaper Engine is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Wallpaper Engine has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 92 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Wallpaper Engine rates higher: 98% positive across 1,002,600 reviews vs 93% across 1,143,890 for ELDEN RING. Wallpaper Engine has the larger player base right now (83,563 vs 29,807 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ELDEN RING averaged 30,613 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,806.
Wallpaper Engine averaged 83,410 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 135,201.