Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Monster Hunter: World is currently the more played game: 13,696 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,276 for Lost Ark — about 21% more players. Monster Hunter: World also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 70%. Lost Ark is free to play, while Monster Hunter: World costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Monster Hunter: World leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Monster Hunter: World has had the higher daily player count for the last 46 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
46
Current streak
46 days
Monster Hunter: World
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
<1%
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: World |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,276 | 13,696 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,396 | 29,779 |
| 7-day average | 5,084 | 17,718 |
| 30-day average | 5,820 | 20,714 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | +7% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,760 | 51,851 |
| Steam reviews | 70% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 47% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 203,175 | 512,786 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 10, 2022 | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Price | Free to play | $29.99 |
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| Month | Lost Ark | Monster Hunter: World | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 5,030 | 5,030 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,418 | 8,622 | 8,419 | 11,801 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,992 | 11,760 | 21,077 | 51,851 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 5,451 | 11,396 | 18,891 | 40,291 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Monster Hunter: World currently has more players: 13,696 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,276 for Lost Ark — about 21% more players.
Over the last 30 days Lost Ark averaged 5,820 concurrent players and Monster Hunter: World averaged 20,714. By that measure Monster Hunter: World is currently the bigger game.
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 46 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Monster Hunter: World rates higher: 89% positive across 512,786 reviews vs 70% across 203,175 for Lost Ark. Monster Hunter: World has the larger player base right now (13,696 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: World averaged 20,714 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 51,851.