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Hogwarts Legacy vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the more played game right now: 97,461 players on Steam against 20,821 for Hogwarts Legacy, about 5× more players. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been ahead for 142 days straight.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 90%. Hogwarts Legacy is currently 90% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leads 9 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Hogwarts Legacy is read every 10 minutes, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt every 5 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 37.7h in Hogwarts Legacy and 52.4h 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.
Hogwarts Legacy
37.7h
average of 70 members
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
52.4h
average of 158 members
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Hogwarts Legacy
13,600The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
64,735Daily averages · latest day · The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 4.8× the players of Hogwarts Legacy
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Hogwarts Legacy is read every 10 minutes, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt every 5 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had the higher daily player count for the last 142 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Hogwarts Legacy led 0 daysThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt led 142 days
- Days tracked
- 142
- Current streak
- 142 days
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 27%
- Apr 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 142 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Hogwarts Legacy | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 20,821 | 97,461 |
| 24-hour peak | 20,821 | 97,461 |
| 7-day average | 8,322 | 55,925 |
| 30-day average | 7,114 | 54,934 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | +227% |
| Peak (tracked) | 20,821 | 137,724 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 83% positive | 84% positive |
| Total reviews | 375,857 | 904,937 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 10, 2023 | May 18, 2015 |
| Price | $5.99 (−90%) | $49.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Hogwarts Legacy | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 4,256 | 4,256 | 6,695 | 9,456 |
| May 2026 | 5,985 | 6,278 | 8,795 | 22,192 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,517 | 11,100 | 16,364 | 35,175 |
| Jul 2026 | 5,333 | 10,296 | 17,230 | 36,660 |
| Aug 2026 | 5,151 | 15,673 | 15,324 | 31,921 |
| Sep 2026 | 6,775 | 14,730 | 16,711 | 120,975 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 8,048 | 20,821 | 65,577 | 137,724 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Hogwarts Legacy or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt currently has more players: 97,461 concurrent players on Steam vs 20,821 for Hogwarts Legacy, about 5× more players.
Is Hogwarts Legacy bigger than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Hogwarts Legacy averaged 7,114 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 54,934. By that measure The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently the bigger game.
Has Hogwarts Legacy ever had more players than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 142 days both games have been tracked.
Is Hogwarts Legacy better than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
By Steam review score, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher: 96% positive across 904,937 reviews vs 90% across 375,857 for Hogwarts Legacy. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has the larger player base right now (97,461 vs 20,821 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Hogwarts Legacy growing or declining on Steam?
Hogwarts Legacy averaged 7,114 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 20,821.
Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt growing or declining on Steam?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 54,934 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 227% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 137,724.
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