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Final Fantasy XIV Online vs IdleOn
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is the more played game right now: 17,473 players on Steam against 12,389 for IdleOn, about 41% more players. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has been ahead for 83 days straight.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 77%. IdleOn is free to play, while FINAL FANTASY XIV Online costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online leads 10 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Massively Multiplayer / RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 1472h in FINAL FANTASY XIV Online and 265h in IdleOn. 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.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
1472h
average of 25 members
IdleOn
265h
average of 26 members
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FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
16,313IdleOn
11,766Daily averages · latest day · FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, 39% ahead of IdleOn
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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
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has had the higher daily player count for the last 83 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online led 83 daysIdleOn led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 83
- Current streak
- 83 days
- FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 11%
- Oct 12, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 83 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 | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | IdleOn |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 17,473 | 12,389 |
| 24-hour peak | 20,608 | 13,124 |
| 7-day average | 17,561 | 11,220 |
| 30-day average | 18,921 | 11,841 |
| 30-day trend | −14% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 35,403 | 19,173 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 77% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 85,963 | 30,032 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~1,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 18, 2014 | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
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 | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | IdleOn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 35,403 | 35,403 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 24,041 | 32,864 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 20,883 | 34,484 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 18,117 | 31,084 | 7,486 | 8,222 |
| Aug 2026 | 21,606 | 34,033 | 11,240 | 19,173 |
| Sep 2026 | 20,367 | 35,176 | 13,301 | 17,554 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 17,396 | 24,789 | 11,428 | 14,443 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Final Fantasy XIV Online or IdleOn?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online currently has more players: 17,473 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,389 for IdleOn, about 41% more players.
Is Final Fantasy XIV Online bigger than IdleOn on Steam?
Over the last 30 days FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 18,921 concurrent players and IdleOn averaged 11,841. By that measure FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is currently the bigger game.
Has IdleOn ever had more players than FINAL FANTASY XIV Online?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 83 days both games have been tracked.
Is Final Fantasy XIV Online better than IdleOn?
By Steam review score, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online rates higher: 87% positive across 85,963 reviews vs 77% across 30,032 for IdleOn. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has the larger player base right now (17,473 vs 12,389 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is FINAL FANTASY XIV Online growing or declining on Steam?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 18,921 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,403.
Is IdleOn growing or declining on Steam?
IdleOn averaged 11,841 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,173.
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