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GTA 5 Legacy vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is currently the more played game: 30,867 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,446 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, about 4× more players. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has been ahead for 151 days straight. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy leads 7 of 10.
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 391h in Grand Theft Auto V Legacy and 40.3h 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.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
391h
average of 109 members
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
40.3h
average of 104 members
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Player count history
Grand Theft Auto V LegacyThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily player count for the last 151 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy led 151 daysThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt led 0 days
Days tracked
151
Current streak
151 days
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
64%
May 18, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 151 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 30,867 | 7,446 |
| 24-hour peak | 67,350 | 16,418 |
| 7-day average | 49,364 | 12,981 |
| 30-day average | 54,578 | 14,588 |
| 30-day trend | −14% | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 105,399 | 36,660 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 2,077,493 | 887,590 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 13, 2015 | May 18, 2015 |
| Price | — | $49.99 |
Full stats: Grand Theft Auto V Legacy · The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 35,350 | 85,977 | 6,695 | 9,456 |
| May 2026 | 50,474 | 92,488 | 8,795 | 22,192 |
| Jun 2026 | 68,517 | 105,399 | 16,364 | 35,175 |
| Jul 2026 | 69,055 | 101,733 | 17,230 | 36,660 |
| Aug 2026 | 62,781 | 96,860 | 15,315 | 31,959 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 50,513 | 84,716 | 14,063 | 28,259 |
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, GTA 5 Legacy or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy currently has more players: 30,867 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,446 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, about 4× more players.
Is GTA 5 Legacy bigger than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 54,578 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 14,588. By that measure Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is currently the bigger game.
Has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ever had more players than Grand Theft Auto V Legacy?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 151 days both games have been tracked.
Is GTA 5 Legacy better than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
By Steam review score, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher: 97% positive across 887,590 reviews vs 88% across 2,077,493 for Grand Theft Auto V Legacy. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has the larger player base right now (30,867 vs 7,446 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Grand Theft Auto V Legacy growing or declining on Steam?
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 54,578 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 105,399.
Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt growing or declining on Steam?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 14,588 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,660.
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