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Hogwarts Legacy vs The Elder Scrolls Online
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently the more played game: 10,653 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 10,490 for Hogwarts Legacy, a similar number of players. The Elder Scrolls® Online has been ahead for 6 days straight, and has led on 78 days of the 87 days Coilr has tracked both games. Hogwarts Legacy counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, Hogwarts 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.
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Coilr members average 37.4h in Hogwarts Legacy and 165h in The Elder Scrolls® Online. 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.
Hogwarts Legacy
37.4h
average of 56 members
The Elder Scrolls® Online
165h
average of 47 members
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Player count history
Hogwarts LegacyThe Elder Scrolls® Online
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
The Elder Scrolls® Online has had the higher daily player count for the last 6 days. Hogwarts Legacy last led on Sep 14, 2026.
Hogwarts Legacy led 9 daysThe Elder Scrolls® Online led 78 days
Days tracked
87
Current streak
6 days
The Elder Scrolls® Online
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
<1%
Sep 13, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 87 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Hogwarts Legacy | The Elder Scrolls® Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,490 | 10,653 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,077 | 10,733 |
| 7-day average | 6,027 | 7,630 |
| 30-day average | 7,016 | 8,881 |
| 30-day trend | +51% | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 15,674 | 15,420 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 83% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 373,589 | 161,675 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 10, 2023 | May 22, 2017 |
| Price | $59.99 | $19.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Hogwarts Legacy | The Elder Scrolls® Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 4,256 | 4,256 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 5,985 | 6,278 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 5,517 | 11,100 | 9,805 | 15,420 |
| Jul 2026 | 5,333 | 10,296 | 8,628 | 14,097 |
| Aug 2026 | 5,146 | 15,674 | 8,910 | 15,070 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 7,408 | 14,797 | 7,842 | 12,782 |
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, Hogwarts Legacy or The Elder Scrolls Online?
The Elder Scrolls® Online currently has more players: 10,653 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,490 for Hogwarts Legacy, a similar number of players.
Is Hogwarts Legacy bigger than The Elder Scrolls Online on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Hogwarts Legacy averaged 7,016 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,881. By that measure The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently the bigger game.
Has Hogwarts Legacy ever had more players than The Elder Scrolls® Online?
Yes. Across the 87 days Coilr has tracked both games, Hogwarts Legacy had the higher daily average on 9 days, most recently on Sep 14, 2026. The Elder Scrolls® Online has led for the last 6 days.
Is Hogwarts Legacy better than The Elder Scrolls Online?
By Steam review score, Hogwarts Legacy rates higher: 90% positive across 373,589 reviews vs 81% across 161,675 for The Elder Scrolls® Online. The Elder Scrolls® Online has the larger player base right now (10,653 vs 10,490 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Hogwarts Legacy growing or declining on Steam?
Hogwarts Legacy averaged 7,016 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 51% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,674.
Is The Elder Scrolls® Online growing or declining on Steam?
The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,881 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,420.
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