Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Massively Multiplayer / RPG games.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is currently the more played game: 10,289 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,963 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — about 48% more players. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has had the higher daily player count for the last 21 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
21
Current streak
21 days
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
34%
Jul 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 21 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | The Elder Scrolls® Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,289 | 6,963 |
| 24-hour peak | 21,158 | 11,643 |
| 7-day average | 16,713 | 7,951 |
| 30-day average | 18,573 | 9,594 |
| 30-day trend | −17% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 35,403 | 15,420 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 85,043 | 160,773 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 17, 2014 | May 22, 2017 |
| Price | $19.99 | $19.99 |
Full stats: FINAL FANTASY XIV Online · The Elder Scrolls® Online · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | The Elder Scrolls® Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 35,403 | 35,403 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 24,041 | 32,864 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 20,873 | 34,484 | 9,779 | 15,420 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 17,635 | 27,145 | 9,296 | 14,097 |
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: 10,289 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,963 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — about 48% more players.
Over the last 30 days FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 18,573 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 9,594. By that measure FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is currently the bigger game.
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 21 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online rates higher: 87% positive across 85,043 reviews vs 81% across 160,773 for The Elder Scrolls® Online. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has the larger player base right now (10,289 vs 6,963 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 18,573 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,403.