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Enshrouded vs Palworld
Enshrouded is the more played game right now: 44,944 players on Steam against 27,732 for Palworld, about 1.6× more players. Enshrouded has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 1 day of the 92 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Palworld counters with better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 86%. Palworld is currently 30% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Palworld leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 40.3h in Enshrouded and 86.2h in Palworld. 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
40.3h
average of 39 members
Palworld
86.2h
average of 91 members
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Enshrouded
23,497Palworld
35,453Daily averages · latest day · Palworld, 51% ahead of Enshrouded
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read 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
Enshrouded has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. Palworld last led on Oct 15, 2026.
Enshrouded led 1 dayPalworld led 91 days
- Days tracked
- 92
- Current streak
- 1 day
- 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 92 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 | Palworld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 44,944 | 27,732 |
| 24-hour peak | 65,204 | 54,908 |
| 7-day average | 17,923 | 43,271 |
| 30-day average | 9,267 | 50,781 |
| 30-day trend | −7% | −60% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,204 | 959,982 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 95% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 106,378 | 492,100 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 24, 2024 | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Price | $39.99 | $20.99 (−30%) |
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 | Palworld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 28,256 | 28,256 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 15,863 | 17,744 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 27,071 | 50,615 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,914 | 13,064 | 404,239 | 959,982 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,740 | 14,125 | 242,825 | 602,362 |
| Sep 2026 | 7,147 | 16,975 | 77,775 | 168,096 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 7,682 | 65,204 | 44,562 | 79,095 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Enshrouded or Palworld?
Enshrouded currently has more players: 44,944 concurrent players on Steam vs 27,732 for Palworld, about 1.6× more players.
Is Enshrouded bigger than Palworld on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Enshrouded averaged 9,267 concurrent players and Palworld averaged 50,781. By that measure Palworld is currently the bigger game.
Has Palworld ever had more players than Enshrouded?
Yes. Across the 92 days Coilr has tracked both games, Palworld had the higher daily average on 91 days, most recently on Oct 15, 2026. Enshrouded has led for the last 1 day.
Is Enshrouded better than Palworld?
By Steam review score, Palworld rates higher: 95% positive across 492,100 reviews vs 86% across 106,378 for Enshrouded. Enshrouded has the larger player base right now (44,944 vs 27,732 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Enshrouded growing or declining on Steam?
Enshrouded averaged 9,267 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,204.
Is Palworld growing or declining on Steam?
Palworld averaged 50,781 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 60% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 959,982.
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