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Last Epoch vs Monster Hunter: World
Last Epoch is the more played game right now: 35,884 players on Steam against 13,804 for Monster Hunter: World, about 3× more players. Monster Hunter: World has been ahead for 124 days straight.
Monster Hunter: World counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 77%. Across all tracked metrics, Monster Hunter: World leads 6 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 130h in Last Epoch and 94.5h in Monster Hunter: World. 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.
Last Epoch
130h
average of 17 members
Monster Hunter: World
94.5h
average of 81 members
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Last EpochMonster Hunter: World
Tracked by Coilr since May 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
Monster Hunter: World has had the higher daily player count for the last 124 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Last Epoch led 0 daysMonster Hunter: World led 124 days
- Days tracked
- 124
- Current streak
- 124 days
- Monster Hunter: World
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 78%
- Oct 1, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 124 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 | Last Epoch | Monster Hunter: World |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 35,884 | 13,804 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,884 | 24,905 |
| 7-day average | 1,542 | 15,518 |
| 30-day average | 959 | 14,585 |
| 30-day trend | +13% | +5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 35,884 | 50,687 |
| Steam reviews | 77% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 118,424 | 517,811 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 21, 2024 | Aug 8, 2018 |
| Price | $34.99 | $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 | Last Epoch | Monster Hunter: World | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 1,142 | 1,553 | 8,419 | 11,801 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,008 | 1,699 | 21,104 | 50,687 |
| Jul 2026 | 757 | 1,321 | 17,152 | 40,029 |
| Aug 2026 | 843 | 1,524 | 14,197 | 30,810 |
| Sep 2026 | 881 | 2,038 | 14,513 | 34,594 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 3,574 | 35,884 | 16,051 | 24,905 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Last Epoch or Monster Hunter: World?
Last Epoch currently has more players: 35,884 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,804 for Monster Hunter: World, about 3× more players.
Is Last Epoch bigger than Monster Hunter: World on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Last Epoch averaged 959 concurrent players and Monster Hunter: World averaged 14,585. By that measure Monster Hunter: World is currently the bigger game.
Has Last Epoch ever had more players than Monster Hunter: World?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Monster Hunter: World has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 124 days both games have been tracked.
Is Last Epoch better than Monster Hunter: World?
By Steam review score, Monster Hunter: World rates higher: 89% positive across 517,811 reviews vs 77% across 118,424 for Last Epoch. Last Epoch has the larger player base right now (35,884 vs 13,804 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Last Epoch growing or declining on Steam?
Last Epoch averaged 959 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,884.
Is Monster Hunter: World growing or declining on Steam?
Monster Hunter: World averaged 14,585 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,687.
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