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Enshrouded vs Final Fantasy XIV Online
Enshrouded is the more played game right now: 58,953 players on Steam against 17,711 for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, about 3× more players. Enshrouded has been ahead for 5 days straight, and has led on 5 days of the 95 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Enshrouded is currently 10% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Enshrouded leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Enshrouded is read every 5 minutes, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 41.4h in Enshrouded and 1472h in FINAL FANTASY XIV Online. 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.
Enshrouded
41.4h
average of 42 members
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
1472h
average of 25 members
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Enshrouded
58,324FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
16,314Daily averages · latest day · Enshrouded, 3.6× the players of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Enshrouded is read every 5 minutes, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online every 10 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
Enshrouded has had the higher daily player count for the last 5 days. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online last led on Oct 14, 2026.
Enshrouded led 5 daysFINAL FANTASY XIV Online led 90 days
- Days tracked
- 95
- Current streak
- 5 days
- Enshrouded
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- 34%
- Oct 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 95 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 | Enshrouded | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 58,953 | 17,711 |
| 24-hour peak | 90,443 | 20,290 |
| 7-day average | 57,715 | 17,562 |
| 30-day average | 34,259 | 18,912 |
| 30-day trend | +92% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 113,542 | 35,403 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 108,259 | 85,963 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 24, 2024 | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Price | $35.99 (−10%) | $19.99 |
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 | Enshrouded | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 35,403 | 35,403 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 24,041 | 32,864 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 20,883 | 34,484 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,914 | 13,064 | 18,117 | 31,084 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,740 | 14,125 | 21,606 | 34,033 |
| Sep 2026 | 7,150 | 16,975 | 20,367 | 35,176 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 19,283 | 113,542 | 17,396 | 24,789 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Enshrouded or Final Fantasy XIV Online?
Enshrouded currently has more players: 58,953 concurrent players on Steam vs 17,711 for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, about 3× more players.
Is Enshrouded bigger than Final Fantasy XIV Online on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Enshrouded averaged 34,259 concurrent players and FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 18,912. By that measure Enshrouded is currently the bigger game.
Has FINAL FANTASY XIV Online ever had more players than Enshrouded?
Yes. Across the 95 days Coilr has tracked both games, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online had the higher daily average on 90 days, most recently on Oct 14, 2026. Enshrouded has led for the last 5 days.
Is Enshrouded better than Final Fantasy XIV Online?
By Steam review score, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online rates higher: 87% positive across 85,963 reviews vs 86% across 108,259 for Enshrouded. Enshrouded has the larger player base right now (58,953 vs 17,711 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Enshrouded growing or declining on Steam?
Enshrouded averaged 34,259 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 92% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 113,542.
Is FINAL FANTASY XIV Online growing or declining on Steam?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 18,912 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,403.
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