Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently the more played game: 21,356 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,337 for Lost Ark — about 1.9× more players. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 70%. Lost Ark is free to play, while The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 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 Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
14%
Apr 15, 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 Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,337 | 21,356 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,396 | 23,110 |
| 7-day average | 5,082 | 18,360 |
| 30-day average | 5,819 | 18,359 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | +28% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,760 | 36,725 |
| Steam reviews | 70% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 47% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 203,175 | 876,821 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 10, 2022 | May 17, 2015 |
| Price | Free to play | $39.99 |
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| Month | Lost Ark | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 5,030 | 5,030 | 6,695 | 9,456 |
| May 2026 | 8,418 | 8,622 | 8,795 | 22,192 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,992 | 11,760 | 16,312 | 35,175 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 5,449 | 11,396 | 19,128 | 36,725 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt currently has more players: 21,356 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,337 for Lost Ark — about 1.9× more players.
Over the last 30 days Lost Ark averaged 5,819 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 18,359. By that measure The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 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 Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher: 97% positive across 876,821 reviews vs 70% across 203,175 for Lost Ark. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has the larger player base right now (21,356 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 Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 18,359 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 28% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,725.