Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
ELDEN RING is currently the more played game: 29,918 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 17,151 for Where Winds Meet — about 1.7× more players. ELDEN RING also has the better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 87%. Where Winds Meet is free to play, while ELDEN RING costs $59.99. Across all tracked metrics, ELDEN RING leads 9 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 57 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
57
Current streak
57 days
ELDEN RING
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
34%
May 29, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 57 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING | Where Winds Meet |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 29,918 | 17,151 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,683 | 30,096 |
| 7-day average | 28,456 | 12,296 |
| 30-day average | 29,907 | 13,163 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | −18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,806 | 33,572 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,143,890 | 112,093 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Feb 23, 2022 | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Price | $59.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | ELDEN RING | Where Winds Meet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,438 | 36,355 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 31,146 | 47,989 | 20,207 | 33,572 |
| Jun 2026 | 31,595 | 49,806 | 15,263 | 31,373 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,308 | 47,080 | 12,647 | 30,096 |
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: 29,918 concurrent players on Steam vs 17,151 for Where Winds Meet — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING averaged 29,907 concurrent players and Where Winds Meet averaged 13,163. 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 57 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, ELDEN RING rates higher: 93% positive across 1,143,890 reviews vs 87% across 112,093 for Where Winds Meet. ELDEN RING has the larger player base right now (29,918 vs 17,151 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ELDEN RING averaged 29,907 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,806.
Where Winds Meet averaged 13,163 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 33,572.