Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Persona 5 Royal is currently the more played game: 10,182 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,562 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — a similar number of players. Persona 5 Royal also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, The Elder Scrolls® Online leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Persona 5 Royal | The Elder Scrolls® Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,182 | 9,562 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,796 | 12,975 |
| 7-day average | 8,458 | 8,914 |
| 30-day average | 8,458 | 9,515 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,796 | 15,420 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 71% positive |
| Total reviews | 134,826 | 160,891 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 20, 2022 | May 22, 2017 |
| Price | $59.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Persona 5 Royal | The Elder Scrolls® Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 9,779 | 15,420 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 8,414 | 11,796 | 9,240 | 14,097 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Persona 5 Royal currently has more players: 10,182 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,562 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Persona 5 Royal averaged 8,458 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 9,515. By that measure The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Persona 5 Royal rates higher: 96% positive across 134,826 reviews vs 81% across 160,891 for The Elder Scrolls® Online. Persona 5 Royal has the larger player base right now (10,182 vs 9,562 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.