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Hollow Knight vs Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is the more played game right now: 10,735 players on Steam against 9,705 for Hollow Knight, a similar number of players. Hollow Knight has been ahead for 72 days straight.
Across all tracked metrics, Hollow Knight leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 43.8h in Hollow Knight and 10.9h in Ori and the Will of the Wisps. 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.
Hollow Knight
43.8h
average of 101 members
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
10.9h
average of 19 members
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 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
Hollow Knight has had the higher daily player count for the last 72 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Hollow Knight led 72 daysOri and the Will of the Wisps led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 72
- Current streak
- 72 days
- Hollow Knight
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 2%
- Sep 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 72 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 | Hollow Knight | Ori and the Will of the Wisps |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,705 | 10,735 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,705 | 10,735 |
| 7-day average | 6,420 | 1,354 |
| 30-day average | 6,734 | 707 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | +24% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,456 | 10,735 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 562,173 | 146,491 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 24, 2017 | Mar 10, 2020 |
| Price | $14.99 | $29.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Hollow Knight | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 4,723 | 4,785 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 5,053 | 6,514 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 6,967 | 13,164 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 9,006 | 14,456 | 659 | 1,429 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,591 | 11,096 | 577 | 1,224 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 6,581 | 11,208 | 745 | 10,735 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Hollow Knight or Ori and the Will of the Wisps?
Ori and the Will of the Wisps currently has more players: 10,735 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,705 for Hollow Knight, a similar number of players.
Is Hollow Knight bigger than Ori and the Will of the Wisps on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Hollow Knight averaged 6,734 concurrent players and Ori and the Will of the Wisps averaged 707. By that measure Hollow Knight is currently the bigger game.
Has Ori and the Will of the Wisps ever had more players than Hollow Knight?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Hollow Knight has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 72 days both games have been tracked.
Is Hollow Knight better than Ori and the Will of the Wisps?
By Steam review score, Hollow Knight rates higher: 97% positive across 562,173 reviews vs 96% across 146,491 for Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Ori and the Will of the Wisps has the larger player base right now (10,735 vs 9,705 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Hollow Knight growing or declining on Steam?
Hollow Knight averaged 6,734 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,456.
Is Ori and the Will of the Wisps growing or declining on Steam?
Ori and the Will of the Wisps averaged 707 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 24% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 10,735.