Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Escape the Backrooms is currently the more played game: 11,280 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 10,648 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — a similar number of players. Escape the Backrooms also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, Escape the Backrooms leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Escape the Backrooms | The Elder Scrolls® Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,280 | 10,648 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,552 | 12,975 |
| 7-day average | 7,628 | 8,937 |
| 30-day average | 7,628 | 9,517 |
| 30-day trend | −36% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 25,652 | 15,420 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 71% positive |
| Total reviews | 155,759 | 160,891 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 23, 2025 | May 22, 2017 |
| Price | $9.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Escape the Backrooms | The Elder Scrolls® Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 12,067 | 25,652 | 9,779 | 15,420 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,741 | 13,552 | 9,259 | 14,097 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Escape the Backrooms currently has more players: 11,280 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,648 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Escape the Backrooms averaged 7,628 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 9,517. By that measure The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Escape the Backrooms rates higher: 90% positive across 155,759 reviews vs 81% across 160,891 for The Elder Scrolls® Online. Escape the Backrooms has the larger player base right now (11,280 vs 10,648 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Escape the Backrooms averaged 7,628 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 36% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,652.