Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Resident Evil 4 is currently the more played game: 12,720 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,940 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — about 28% more players. Resident Evil 4 also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, Resident Evil 4 leads 8 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Resident Evil 4 | The Elder Scrolls® Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,720 | 9,940 |
| 24-hour peak | 14,495 | 12,975 |
| 7-day average | 10,352 | 8,919 |
| 30-day average | 10,299 | 9,515 |
| 30-day trend | −32% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 27,387 | 15,420 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 98% positive | 71% positive |
| Total reviews | 266,241 | 160,891 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 23, 2023 | May 22, 2017 |
| Price | $39.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Resident Evil 4 | The Elder Scrolls® Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 19,227 | 19,227 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 14,169 | 27,387 | 9,779 | 15,420 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 10,160 | 14,495 | 9,253 | 14,097 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Resident Evil 4 currently has more players: 12,720 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,940 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — about 28% more players.
Over the last 30 days Resident Evil 4 averaged 10,299 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 9,515. By that measure Resident Evil 4 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Resident Evil 4 rates higher: 97% positive across 266,241 reviews vs 81% across 160,891 for The Elder Scrolls® Online. Resident Evil 4 has the larger player base right now (12,720 vs 9,940 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Resident Evil 4 averaged 10,299 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 32% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,387.