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Fallout 4 vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the more played game right now: 44,514 players on Steam against 10,736 for Fallout 4, about 4× more players. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been ahead for 133 days straight, and has led on 134 days of the 173 days Coilr has tracked both games.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 81%. Fallout 4 is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leads 10 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Fallout 4 is read every 10 minutes, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt every 5 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 67.9h in Fallout 4 and 48.5h in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. 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
67.9h
average of 111 members
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
48.5h
average of 147 members
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Fallout 4
9,812The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
60,361Daily averages · latest day · The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 6.2× the players of Fallout 4
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Fallout 4 is read every 10 minutes, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 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
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had the higher daily player count for the last 133 days. Fallout 4 last led on May 26, 2026.
Fallout 4 led 39 daysThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt led 134 days
- Days tracked
- 173
- Current streak
- 133 days
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Lead changes
- 3
- Closest gap
- 1%
- May 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 Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,736 | 44,514 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,821 | 90,940 |
| 7-day average | 10,441 | 71,090 |
| 30-day average | 10,376 | 44,198 |
| 30-day trend | −10% | +127% |
| Peak (tracked) | 18,815 | 137,724 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 84% positive |
| Total reviews | 429,579 | 898,930 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 9, 2015 | May 18, 2015 |
| Price | $7.99 (−60%) | $24.99 (−50%) |
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 Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 11,732 | 13,926 | 6,695 | 9,456 |
| May 2026 | 10,898 | 14,354 | 8,795 | 22,192 |
| Jun 2026 | 10,349 | 16,099 | 16,364 | 35,175 |
| Jul 2026 | 11,150 | 17,496 | 17,230 | 36,660 |
| Aug 2026 | 11,869 | 18,815 | 15,324 | 31,921 |
| Sep 2026 | 10,627 | 16,936 | 16,702 | 120,975 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 10,222 | 16,284 | 71,337 | 137,724 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Fallout 4 or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt currently has more players: 44,514 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,736 for Fallout 4, about 4× more players.
Is Fallout 4 bigger than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Fallout 4 averaged 10,376 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 44,198. By that measure The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently the bigger game.
Has Fallout 4 ever had more players than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
Yes. Across the 173 days Coilr has tracked both games, Fallout 4 had the higher daily average on 39 days, most recently on May 26, 2026. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has led for the last 133 days.
Is Fallout 4 better than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
By Steam review score, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher: 96% positive across 898,930 reviews vs 81% across 429,579 for Fallout 4. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has the larger player base right now (44,514 vs 10,736 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Fallout 4 growing or declining on Steam?
Fallout 4 averaged 10,376 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,815.
Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt growing or declining on Steam?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 44,198 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 127% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 137,724.
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