Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Paladins® is currently the more played game: 947 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 557 for New World: Aeternum — about 1.7× more players. Paladins® also has the better Steam reviews: 85% positive vs 67%. Paladins® is free to play. Across all tracked metrics, Paladins® leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Paladins® 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
Paladins®
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
20%
Jun 9, 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 | New World: Aeternum | Paladins® |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 557 | 947 |
| 24-hour peak | 584 | 1,183 |
| 7-day average | 499 | 774 |
| 30-day average | 509 | 750 |
| 30-day trend | −10% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 911 | 1,407 |
| Steam reviews | 67% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 32% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 296,732 | 345,362 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 27, 2021 | May 7, 2018 |
| Price | — | Free to play |
Full stats: New World: Aeternum · Paladins® · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | New World: Aeternum | Paladins® | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 618 | 687 | 804 | 1,209 |
| Jun 2026 | 538 | 911 | 758 | 1,407 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 506 | 786 | 752 | 1,378 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Paladins® currently has more players: 947 concurrent players on Steam vs 557 for New World: Aeternum — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days New World: Aeternum averaged 509 concurrent players and Paladins® averaged 750. By that measure Paladins® is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Paladins® 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, Paladins® rates higher: 85% positive across 345,362 reviews vs 67% across 296,732 for New World: Aeternum. Paladins® has the larger player base right now (947 vs 557 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
New World: Aeternum averaged 509 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 911.
Paladins® averaged 750 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,407.