Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently the more played game: 8,095 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,012 for Hogwarts Legacy — about 35% more players. Hogwarts Legacy counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 81%.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
The Elder Scrolls® Online has had the higher daily player count for the last 32 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
32
Current streak
32 days
The Elder Scrolls® Online
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
23%
Jul 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 32 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Hogwarts Legacy | The Elder Scrolls® Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,012 | 8,095 |
| 24-hour peak | 8,685 | 12,937 |
| 7-day average | 4,998 | 8,369 |
| 30-day average | 5,522 | 8,943 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | −8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,100 | 15,420 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 86% positive | 71% positive |
| Total reviews | 370,112 | 161,001 |
| 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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| 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 | 5,521 | 11,100 | 9,799 | 15,420 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 5,459 | 10,364 | 8,750 | 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: 8,095 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,012 for Hogwarts Legacy — about 35% more players.
Over the last 30 days Hogwarts Legacy averaged 5,522 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,943. 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 32 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Hogwarts Legacy rates higher: 90% positive across 370,112 reviews vs 81% across 161,001 for The Elder Scrolls® Online. The Elder Scrolls® Online has the larger player base right now (8,095 vs 6,012 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Hogwarts Legacy averaged 5,522 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,100.
The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,943 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,420.