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Fallout: New Vegas vs The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is currently the more played game: 31,198 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,539 for Fallout: New Vegas, about 7× more players. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has been ahead for 118 days straight. Fallout: New Vegas counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 92%. Across all tracked metrics, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition leads 6 of 9.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 37.5h in Fallout: New Vegas and 106h 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: New Vegas
37.5h
average of 49 members
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
106h
average of 66 members
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Player count history
Fallout: New VegasThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has had the higher daily player count for the last 118 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Fallout: New Vegas led 0 daysThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition led 118 days
Days tracked
118
Current streak
118 days
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
72%
Apr 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 118 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Fallout: New Vegas | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,539 | 31,198 |
| 24-hour peak | 6,360 | 38,960 |
| 7-day average | 4,028 | 25,837 |
| 30-day average | 4,231 | 27,057 |
| 30-day trend | +13% | +6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 7,168 | 44,607 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 74% positive |
| Total reviews | 260,782 | 374,749 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 19, 2010 | Oct 27, 2016 |
| Price | $9.99 | $39.99 |
Full stats: Fallout: New Vegas · The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Fallout: New Vegas | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 4,942 | 5,715 | 19,849 | 22,953 |
| May 2026 | 4,501 | 5,154 | 24,034 | 39,633 |
| Jun 2026 | 3,311 | 5,320 | 25,109 | 40,937 |
| Jul 2026 | 3,864 | 6,791 | 25,549 | 41,652 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 4,248 | 7,168 | 27,466 | 44,607 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Fallout: New Vegas or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition?
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition currently has more players: 31,198 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,539 for Fallout: New Vegas, about 7× more players.
Is Fallout: New Vegas bigger than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Fallout: New Vegas averaged 4,231 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 27,057. By that measure The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is currently the bigger game.
Has Fallout: New Vegas 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 118 days both games have been tracked.
Is Fallout: New Vegas better than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition?
By Steam review score, Fallout: New Vegas rates higher: 96% positive across 260,782 reviews vs 92% across 374,749 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has the larger player base right now (31,198 vs 4,539 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Fallout: New Vegas growing or declining on Steam?
Fallout: New Vegas averaged 4,231 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 7,168.
Is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition growing or declining on Steam?
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 27,057 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 44,607.
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