Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Monster Hunter Wilds is currently the more played game: 14,621 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,276 for Lost Ark — about 30% more players. Lost Ark counters with better Steam reviews: 70% positive vs 49%. Lost Ark is free to play, while Monster Hunter Wilds costs $69.99. Across all tracked metrics, Monster Hunter Wilds leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Monster Hunter Wilds has had the higher daily player count for the last 45 days — Lost Ark last led on May 28, 2026.
Days tracked
46
Current streak
45 days
Monster Hunter Wilds
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
18%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 46 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Lost Ark | Monster Hunter Wilds |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,276 | 14,621 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,396 | 26,879 |
| 7-day average | 5,084 | 17,696 |
| 30-day average | 5,820 | 19,981 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | +10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,760 | 47,727 |
| Steam reviews | 70% positive | 49% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 47% positive | 66% positive |
| Total reviews | 203,175 | 324,082 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 10, 2022 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Price | Free to play | $69.99 |
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| Month | Lost Ark | Monster Hunter Wilds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 5,030 | 5,030 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,418 | 8,622 | 6,931 | 8,438 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,992 | 11,760 | 19,813 | 47,727 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 5,451 | 11,396 | 18,696 | 37,656 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Monster Hunter Wilds currently has more players: 14,621 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,276 for Lost Ark — about 30% more players.
Over the last 30 days Lost Ark averaged 5,820 concurrent players and Monster Hunter Wilds averaged 19,981. By that measure Monster Hunter Wilds is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 46 days Coilr has tracked both games, Lost Ark had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on May 28, 2026. Monster Hunter Wilds has led for the last 45 days.
By Steam review score, Lost Ark rates higher: 70% positive across 203,175 reviews vs 49% across 324,082 for Monster Hunter Wilds. Monster Hunter Wilds has the larger player base right now (14,621 vs 11,276 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Lost Ark averaged 5,820 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,760.
Monster Hunter Wilds averaged 19,981 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,727.