Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Wallpaper Engine is currently the more played game: 48,693 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 35,368 for Football Manager 26 — about 38% more players. Wallpaper Engine also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 34%. Across all tracked metrics, Wallpaper Engine leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Wallpaper Engine has had the higher daily player count for the last 51 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
51
Current streak
51 days
Wallpaper Engine
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
30%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 51 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Football Manager 26 | Wallpaper Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 35,368 | 48,693 |
| 24-hour peak | 41,165 | 109,207 |
| 7-day average | 29,973 | 80,871 |
| 30-day average | 29,620 | 83,705 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 52,839 | 135,201 |
| Steam reviews | 34% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 52% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 34,030 | 1,002,600 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Price | $29.99 | $4.99 |
Full stats: Football Manager 26 · Wallpaper Engine · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Football Manager 26 | Wallpaper Engine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 59,826 | 72,465 |
| May 2026 | 33,572 | 52,839 | 73,020 | 131,635 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,328 | 51,305 | 83,262 | 135,201 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,869 | 47,555 | 82,681 | 127,765 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Wallpaper Engine currently has more players: 48,693 concurrent players on Steam vs 35,368 for Football Manager 26 — about 38% more players.
Over the last 30 days Football Manager 26 averaged 29,620 concurrent players and Wallpaper Engine averaged 83,705. By that measure Wallpaper Engine is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Wallpaper Engine has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 51 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Wallpaper Engine rates higher: 98% positive across 1,002,600 reviews vs 34% across 34,030 for Football Manager 26. Wallpaper Engine has the larger player base right now (48,693 vs 35,368 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Football Manager 26 averaged 29,620 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,839.
Wallpaper Engine averaged 83,705 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 135,201.