Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is currently the more played game: 27,877 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,337 for Lost Ark — about 2.5× more players. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition also has the better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 70%. Lost Ark is free to play, while The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has had the higher daily player count for the last 47 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
47
Current streak
47 days
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
64%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 47 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Lost Ark | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,337 | 27,877 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,396 | 29,876 |
| 7-day average | 5,082 | 25,530 |
| 30-day average | 5,819 | 25,211 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,760 | 41,652 |
| Steam reviews | 70% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 47% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 203,175 | 370,468 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 10, 2022 | Oct 26, 2016 |
| Price | Free to play | $39.99 |
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| Month | Lost Ark | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 5,030 | 5,030 | 19,849 | 22,953 |
| May 2026 | 8,418 | 8,622 | 24,034 | 39,633 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,992 | 11,760 | 25,029 | 40,937 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 5,449 | 11,396 | 25,822 | 41,652 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition currently has more players: 27,877 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,337 for Lost Ark — about 2.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Lost Ark averaged 5,819 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,211. By that measure The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 47 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition rates higher: 92% positive across 370,468 reviews vs 70% across 203,175 for Lost Ark. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has the larger player base right now (27,877 vs 11,337 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Lost Ark averaged 5,819 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,760.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,211 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 41,652.