Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Lost Ark is currently the more played game: 6,944 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,205 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — about 6× more players. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim counters with better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 70%. Lost Ark is free to play, while The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Lost Ark leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Lost Ark has had the higher daily player count for the last 44 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
44
Current streak
44 days
Lost Ark
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
69%
Jul 22, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 44 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Lost Ark | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,944 | 1,205 |
| 24-hour peak | 6,944 | 1,685 |
| 7-day average | 6,018 | 1,147 |
| 30-day average | 5,723 | 1,120 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,760 | 2,106 |
| Steam reviews | 70% positive | 95% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 49% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 203,176 | 317,689 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 10, 2022 | Nov 10, 2011 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
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| Month | Lost Ark | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 5,030 | 5,030 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,418 | 8,622 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 5,982 | 11,760 | 1,163 | 2,106 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 5,627 | 11,396 | 1,115 | 1,954 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Lost Ark currently has more players: 6,944 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,205 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — about 6× more players.
Over the last 30 days Lost Ark averaged 5,723 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim averaged 1,120. By that measure Lost Ark is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Lost Ark has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 44 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim rates higher: 95% positive across 317,689 reviews vs 70% across 203,176 for Lost Ark. Lost Ark has the larger player base right now (6,944 vs 1,205 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Lost Ark averaged 5,723 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,760.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim averaged 1,120 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 2,106.