Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently the more played game: 6,963 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,691 for Fallout 4 — a similar number of players. Across all tracked metrics, Fallout 4 leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Fallout 4 has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — The Elder Scrolls® Online last led on Jul 15, 2026.
Days tracked
21
Current streak
1 day
Fallout 4
Lead changes
7
Closest gap
1%
Jul 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 21 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Fallout 4 | The Elder Scrolls® Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,691 | 6,963 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,548 | 11,643 |
| 7-day average | 11,014 | 7,951 |
| 30-day average | 10,681 | 9,594 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 17,301 | 15,420 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 83% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 426,266 | 160,773 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 8, 2015 | May 22, 2017 |
| Price | $19.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Fallout 4 | The Elder Scrolls® Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 11,732 | 13,926 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 10,898 | 14,354 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 10,336 | 16,099 | 9,779 | 15,420 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 10,957 | 17,301 | 9,296 | 14,097 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
The Elder Scrolls® Online currently has more players: 6,963 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,691 for Fallout 4 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Fallout 4 averaged 10,681 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 9,594. By that measure Fallout 4 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 21 days Coilr has tracked both games, The Elder Scrolls® Online had the higher daily average on 5 days, most recently on Jul 15, 2026. Fallout 4 has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, Fallout 4 rates higher: 81% positive across 426,266 reviews vs 81% across 160,773 for The Elder Scrolls® Online. The Elder Scrolls® Online has the larger player base right now (6,963 vs 6,691 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Fallout 4 averaged 10,681 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 17,301.