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Eternal Return vs MapleStory
Eternal Return is the more played game right now: 18,928 players on Steam against 11,667 for MapleStory, about 1.6× more players. MapleStory has been ahead for 2 days straight, and has led on 17 days of the 73 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Eternal Return also has the better Steam reviews: 77% positive vs 61%. Across all tracked metrics, Eternal Return leads 10 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 11.4h in Eternal Return and 28.0h in MapleStory. 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.
Eternal Return
11.4h
average of 17 members
MapleStory
28.0h
average of 12 members
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Eternal Return
8,290MapleStory
11,777Daily averages · latest day · MapleStory, 42% ahead of Eternal Return
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Read 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
MapleStory has had the higher daily player count for the last 2 days. Eternal Return last led on Oct 5, 2026.
Eternal Return led 56 daysMapleStory led 17 days
- Days tracked
- 73
- Current streak
- 2 days
- MapleStory
- Lead changes
- 8
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Sep 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 73 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 | Eternal Return | MapleStory |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 18,928 | 11,667 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,679 | 15,160 |
| 7-day average | 12,373 | 12,279 |
| 30-day average | 12,010 | 10,012 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | −18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 27,397 | 15,160 |
| Steam reviews | 77% positive | 61% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 63% positive | 40% positive |
| Total reviews | 69,402 | 15,571 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~1,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 19, 2023 | Aug 9, 2012 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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 | Eternal Return | MapleStory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jul 2026 | 8,167 | 24,990 | 10,617 | 13,250 |
| Aug 2026 | 10,744 | 27,397 | 9,415 | 13,613 |
| Sep 2026 | 9,780 | 27,039 | 7,453 | 10,806 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 10,373 | 25,028 | 8,369 | 15,160 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Eternal Return or MapleStory?
Eternal Return currently has more players: 18,928 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,667 for MapleStory, about 1.6× more players.
Is Eternal Return bigger than MapleStory on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Eternal Return averaged 12,010 concurrent players and MapleStory averaged 10,012. By that measure Eternal Return is currently the bigger game.
Has Eternal Return ever had more players than MapleStory?
Yes. Across the 73 days Coilr has tracked both games, Eternal Return had the higher daily average on 56 days, most recently on Oct 5, 2026. MapleStory has led for the last 2 days.
Is Eternal Return better than MapleStory?
By Steam review score, Eternal Return rates higher: 77% positive across 69,402 reviews vs 61% across 15,571 for MapleStory. Eternal Return has the larger player base right now (18,928 vs 11,667 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Eternal Return growing or declining on Steam?
Eternal Return averaged 12,010 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,397.
Is MapleStory growing or declining on Steam?
MapleStory averaged 10,012 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,160.
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