Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently the more played game: 8,095 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,174 for The Forest — about 1.6× more players. The Forest counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 81%.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
The Elder Scrolls® Online has had the higher daily player count for the last 20 days — The Forest last led on Jun 29, 2026.
Days tracked
32
Current streak
20 days
The Elder Scrolls® Online
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
8%
Jun 29, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 32 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | The Elder Scrolls® Online | The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,095 | 5,174 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,937 | 6,543 |
| 7-day average | 8,369 | 4,423 |
| 30-day average | 8,943 | 6,452 |
| 30-day trend | −8% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 15,420 | 19,013 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 71% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 161,001 | 678,804 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | May 22, 2017 | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Price | $19.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | The Elder Scrolls® Online | The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 3,029 | 4,011 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 3,009 | 4,779 |
| Jun 2026 | 9,799 | 15,420 | 7,456 | 19,013 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 8,750 | 14,097 | 6,179 | 12,662 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
The Elder Scrolls® Online currently has more players: 8,095 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,174 for The Forest — about 1.6× more players.
Over the last 30 days The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,943 concurrent players and The Forest averaged 6,452. By that measure The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 32 days Coilr has tracked both games, The Forest had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jun 29, 2026. The Elder Scrolls® Online has led for the last 20 days.
By Steam review score, The Forest rates higher: 96% positive across 678,804 reviews vs 81% across 161,001 for The Elder Scrolls® Online. The Elder Scrolls® Online has the larger player base right now (8,095 vs 5,174 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,943 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,420.
The Forest averaged 6,452 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,013.