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Final Fantasy XIV Online vs RuneScape: Dragonwilds
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is the more played game right now: 10,662 players on Steam against 10,652 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, a similar number of players. RuneScape: Dragonwilds has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 20 days of the 73 days Coilr has tracked both games.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 81%.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 1599h in FINAL FANTASY XIV Online and 20.9h in RuneScape: Dragonwilds. 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
1599h
average of 23 members
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
20.9h
average of 12 members
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FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
16,885RuneScape: Dragonwilds
16,230Daily averages · latest day · FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, 4% ahead of RuneScape: Dragonwilds
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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
RuneScape: Dragonwilds has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online last led on Oct 7, 2026.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online led 53 daysRuneScape: Dragonwilds led 20 days
- Days tracked
- 73
- Current streak
- 1 day
- RuneScape: Dragonwilds
- Lead changes
- 5
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Sep 30, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 73 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 | RuneScape: Dragonwilds |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,662 | 10,652 |
| 24-hour peak | 20,399 | 21,337 |
| 7-day average | 19,057 | 22,203 |
| 30-day average | 21,271 | 22,952 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | +440% |
| Peak (tracked) | 35,403 | 39,213 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 78% positive |
| Total reviews | 85,864 | 33,105 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~500,000 |
| Release date | Feb 18, 2014 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Price | $19.99 | $29.99 |
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 | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | RuneScape: Dragonwilds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3,935 | 5,804 |
| Aug 2026 | 21,606 | 34,033 | 3,803 | 6,831 |
| Sep 2026 | 20,422 | 35,209 | 16,874 | 39,213 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 17,604 | 24,789 | 20,042 | 34,283 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Final Fantasy XIV Online or RuneScape: Dragonwilds?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online currently has more players: 10,662 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,652 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, a similar number of players.
Is Final Fantasy XIV Online bigger than RuneScape: Dragonwilds on Steam?
Over the last 30 days FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 21,271 concurrent players and RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 22,952. By that measure RuneScape: Dragonwilds is currently the bigger game.
Has FINAL FANTASY XIV Online ever had more players than RuneScape: Dragonwilds?
Yes. Across the 73 days Coilr has tracked both games, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online had the higher daily average on 53 days, most recently on Oct 7, 2026. RuneScape: Dragonwilds has led for the last 1 day.
Is Final Fantasy XIV Online better than RuneScape: Dragonwilds?
By Steam review score, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online rates higher: 87% positive across 85,864 reviews vs 81% across 33,105 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has the larger player base right now (10,662 vs 10,652 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 21,271 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,403.
Is RuneScape: Dragonwilds growing or declining on Steam?
RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 22,952 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 440% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,213.
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