Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is currently the more played game: 20,969 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 20,392 for Football Manager 26 — a similar number of players. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 34%. Across all tracked metrics, Football Manager 26 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Football Manager 26 has had the higher daily player count for the last 55 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
55
Current streak
55 days
Football Manager 26
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
5%
Jul 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 55 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | Football Manager 26 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 20,969 | 20,392 |
| 24-hour peak | 21,597 | 45,013 |
| 7-day average | 16,405 | 30,578 |
| 30-day average | 18,052 | 29,910 |
| 30-day trend | −18% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 35,403 | 52,839 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 34% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 53% positive |
| Total reviews | 85,120 | 34,278 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Feb 17, 2014 | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Price | $19.99 | $29.99 |
Full stats: FINAL FANTASY XIV Online · Football Manager 26 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | Football Manager 26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 35,403 | 35,403 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 24,041 | 32,864 | 33,572 | 52,839 |
| Jun 2026 | 20,874 | 34,484 | 30,328 | 51,305 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 17,496 | 27,145 | 30,246 | 48,519 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online currently has more players: 20,969 concurrent players on Steam vs 20,392 for Football Manager 26 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 18,052 concurrent players and Football Manager 26 averaged 29,910. By that measure Football Manager 26 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Football Manager 26 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 55 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online rates higher: 87% positive across 85,120 reviews vs 34% across 34,278 for Football Manager 26. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has the larger player base right now (20,969 vs 20,392 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 18,052 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,403.
Football Manager 26 averaged 29,910 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,839.