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FINAL FANTASY XIV Online vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is currently the more played game: 24,418 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 19,879 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, about 23% more players. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has been ahead for 38 days straight, and has led on 69 days of the 89 days Coilr has tracked both games. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 87%.
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 1860h in FINAL FANTASY XIV Online and 47.6h in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. 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
1860h
average of 11 members
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
47.6h
average of 79 members
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Player count history
FINAL FANTASY XIV OnlineThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has had the higher daily player count for the last 38 days. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt last led on Jul 19, 2026.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online led 69 daysThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt led 20 days
Days tracked
89
Current streak
38 days
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Lead changes
8
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 18, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 89 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 24,418 | 19,879 |
| 24-hour peak | 26,828 | 21,565 |
| 7-day average | 20,736 | 13,952 |
| 30-day average | 22,059 | 14,805 |
| 30-day trend | +24% | −18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 35,403 | 36,660 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 85,494 | 882,211 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 18, 2014 | May 18, 2015 |
| Price | $19.99 | $39.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 35,403 | 35,403 | 6,695 | 9,456 |
| May 2026 | 24,041 | 32,864 | 8,795 | 22,192 |
| Jun 2026 | 20,883 | 34,484 | 16,364 | 35,175 |
| Jul 2026 | 18,113 | 31,118 | 17,228 | 36,660 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 21,794 | 34,129 | 14,870 | 27,696 |
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, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online currently has more players: 24,418 concurrent players on Steam vs 19,879 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, about 23% more players.
Is FINAL FANTASY XIV Online bigger than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Steam?
Over the last 30 days FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 22,059 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 14,805. By that measure FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is currently the bigger game.
Has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ever had more players than FINAL FANTASY XIV Online?
Yes. Across the 89 days Coilr has tracked both games, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt had the higher daily average on 20 days, most recently on Jul 19, 2026. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has led for the last 38 days.
Is FINAL FANTASY XIV Online better than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
By Steam review score, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher: 97% positive across 882,211 reviews vs 87% across 85,494 for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has the larger player base right now (24,418 vs 19,879 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 22,059 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 24% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,403.
Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt growing or declining on Steam?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 14,805 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,660.
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