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Fallout 4 vs The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is the more played game right now: 29,503 players on Steam against 10,491 for Fallout 4, about 3× more players. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has been ahead for 173 days straight.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition also has the better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 81%. Fallout 4 is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 68.4h in Fallout 4 and 104h in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. 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.
Fallout 4
68.4h
average of 112 members
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
104h
average of 139 members
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Fallout 4
10,445The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
29,999Daily averages · latest day · The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, 2.9× the players of Fallout 4
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Tracked by Coilr since April 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
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has had the higher daily player count for the last 173 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Fallout 4 led 0 daysThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition led 173 days
- Days tracked
- 173
- Current streak
- 173 days
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 37%
- Apr 18, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 173 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 | Fallout 4 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,491 | 29,503 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,821 | 37,032 |
| 7-day average | 10,431 | 30,576 |
| 30-day average | 10,396 | 25,613 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 18,815 | 45,985 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 429,579 | 378,753 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 9, 2015 | Oct 27, 2016 |
| Price | $7.99 (−60%) | $39.99 |
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 | Fallout 4 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 11,732 | 13,926 | 19,849 | 22,953 |
| May 2026 | 10,898 | 14,354 | 24,034 | 39,633 |
| Jun 2026 | 10,349 | 16,099 | 25,109 | 40,937 |
| Jul 2026 | 11,150 | 17,496 | 25,556 | 41,652 |
| Aug 2026 | 11,869 | 18,815 | 26,815 | 44,607 |
| Sep 2026 | 10,627 | 16,936 | 23,380 | 38,961 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 10,183 | 16,284 | 27,818 | 45,985 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Fallout 4 or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition?
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition currently has more players: 29,503 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,491 for Fallout 4, about 3× more players.
Is Fallout 4 bigger than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Fallout 4 averaged 10,396 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,613. By that measure The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is currently the bigger game.
Has Fallout 4 ever had more players than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 173 days both games have been tracked.
Is Fallout 4 better than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition?
By Steam review score, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition rates higher: 92% positive across 378,753 reviews vs 81% across 429,579 for Fallout 4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has the larger player base right now (29,503 vs 10,491 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Fallout 4 growing or declining on Steam?
Fallout 4 averaged 10,396 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,815.
Is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition growing or declining on Steam?
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,613 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,985.
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