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The Elder Scrolls Online vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently the more played game: 13,181 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,422 for The Elder Scrolls® Online, about 1.6× more players. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been ahead for 66 days straight. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leads 9 of 10.
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 186h in The Elder Scrolls® Online and 45.3h in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
The Elder Scrolls® Online
186h
average of 34 members
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
45.3h
average of 84 members
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Player count history
The Elder Scrolls® OnlineThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had the higher daily player count for the last 66 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
The Elder Scrolls® Online led 0 daysThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt led 66 days
Days tracked
66
Current streak
66 days
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
15%
Jun 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 66 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | The Elder Scrolls® Online | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,422 | 13,181 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,638 | 28,123 |
| 7-day average | 9,145 | 15,393 |
| 30-day average | 8,903 | 15,043 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | −13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 15,420 | 36,660 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 71% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 161,474 | 885,075 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | May 22, 2017 | May 18, 2015 |
| Price | $19.99 | $49.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | The Elder Scrolls® Online | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 6,695 | 9,456 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 8,795 | 22,192 |
| Jun 2026 | 9,805 | 15,420 | 16,364 | 35,175 |
| Jul 2026 | 8,627 | 14,097 | 17,228 | 36,660 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 8,916 | 15,070 | 15,029 | 28,123 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, The Elder Scrolls Online or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt currently has more players: 13,181 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,422 for The Elder Scrolls® Online, about 1.6× more players.
Is The Elder Scrolls Online bigger than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Steam?
Over the last 30 days The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,903 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 15,043. By that measure The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently the bigger game.
Has The Elder Scrolls® Online ever had more players than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 66 days both games have been tracked.
Is The Elder Scrolls Online better than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
By Steam review score, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher: 97% positive across 885,075 reviews vs 81% across 161,474 for The Elder Scrolls® Online. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has the larger player base right now (13,181 vs 8,422 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is The Elder Scrolls® Online growing or declining on Steam?
The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,903 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,420.
Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt growing or declining on Steam?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 15,043 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,660.
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