Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently the more played game: 8,051 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,800 for Halo: The Master Chief Collection — about 18% more players. Halo: The Master Chief Collection counters with better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, The Elder Scrolls® Online leads 5 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
The Elder Scrolls® Online has had the higher daily player count for the last 20 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
20
Current streak
20 days
The Elder Scrolls® Online
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
20%
Jul 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 20 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Halo: The Master Chief Collection | The Elder Scrolls® Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,800 | 8,051 |
| 24-hour peak | 7,749 | 12,975 |
| 7-day average | 4,012 | 8,985 |
| 30-day average | 4,132 | 9,539 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 8,796 | 15,420 |
| Steam reviews | 92% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 71% positive |
| Total reviews | 260,205 | 160,891 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 3, 2019 | May 22, 2017 |
| Price | $39.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Halo: The Master Chief Collection | The Elder Scrolls® Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 4,493 | 8,796 | 9,779 | 15,420 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 4,058 | 7,749 | 9,284 | 14,097 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
The Elder Scrolls® Online currently has more players: 8,051 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,800 for Halo: The Master Chief Collection — about 18% more players.
Over the last 30 days Halo: The Master Chief Collection averaged 4,132 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 9,539. By that measure The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: The Elder Scrolls® Online has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 20 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Halo: The Master Chief Collection rates higher: 92% positive across 260,205 reviews vs 81% across 160,891 for The Elder Scrolls® Online. The Elder Scrolls® Online has the larger player base right now (8,051 vs 6,800 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection averaged 4,132 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 8,796.