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: 17,058 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,963 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — about 2.4× more players. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition also has the better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition leads 8 of 8.
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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 21 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
21
Current streak
21 days
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
51%
Jun 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 21 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | The Elder Scrolls® Online | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,963 | 17,058 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,643 | 29,370 |
| 7-day average | 7,951 | 25,281 |
| 30-day average | 9,594 | 25,183 |
| 30-day trend | — | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 15,420 | 41,652 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 73% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 160,773 | 370,468 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | May 22, 2017 | Oct 26, 2016 |
| Price | $19.99 | $39.99 |
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| Month | The Elder Scrolls® Online | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 19,849 | 22,953 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 24,034 | 39,633 |
| Jun 2026 | 9,779 | 15,420 | 25,069 | 40,937 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 9,296 | 14,097 | 25,658 | 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: 17,058 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,963 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — about 2.4× more players.
Over the last 30 days The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 9,594 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,183. 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 21 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 81% across 160,773 for The Elder Scrolls® Online. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has the larger player base right now (17,058 vs 6,963 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,183 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 41,652.