Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Wuthering Waves is currently the more played game: 12,581 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,802 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — about 28% more players. Wuthering Waves also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 81%. Wuthering Waves is free to play, while The Elder Scrolls® Online costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Wuthering Waves leads 7 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Wuthering Waves has had the higher daily player count for the last 6 days — The Elder Scrolls® Online last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Days tracked
24
Current streak
6 days
Wuthering Waves
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
8%
Jul 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 24 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | The Elder Scrolls® Online | Wuthering Waves |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,802 | 12,581 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,975 | 21,670 |
| 7-day average | 8,983 | 18,160 |
| 30-day average | 9,545 | 16,424 |
| 30-day trend | — | −15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 15,420 | 49,168 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 71% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 160,891 | 52,491 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | — |
| Release date | May 22, 2017 | Apr 27, 2025 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | The Elder Scrolls® Online | Wuthering Waves | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 15,228 | 21,792 |
| Jun 2026 | 9,779 | 15,420 | 18,457 | 49,168 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 9,304 | 14,097 | 16,584 | 39,944 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Wuthering Waves currently has more players: 12,581 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,802 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — about 28% more players.
Over the last 30 days The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 9,545 concurrent players and Wuthering Waves averaged 16,424. By that measure Wuthering Waves is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 24 days Coilr has tracked both games, The Elder Scrolls® Online had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Wuthering Waves has led for the last 6 days.
By Steam review score, Wuthering Waves rates higher: 88% positive across 52,491 reviews vs 81% across 160,891 for The Elder Scrolls® Online. Wuthering Waves has the larger player base right now (12,581 vs 9,802 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Wuthering Waves averaged 16,424 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,168.