Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
VRChat is currently the more played game: 60,658 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 23,899 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — about 3× more players. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition counters with better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 75%. VRChat is free to play, while The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, VRChat leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
VRChat has had the higher daily player count for the last 55 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
55
Current streak
55 days
VRChat
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
36%
Jul 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 55 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | VRChat |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,899 | 60,658 |
| 24-hour peak | 36,324 | 60,926 |
| 7-day average | 24,973 | 43,781 |
| 30-day average | 25,373 | 44,430 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 41,652 | 67,961 |
| Steam reviews | 92% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 72% positive |
| Total reviews | 371,064 | 265,555 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 26, 2016 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Price | $39.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition · VRChat · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | VRChat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 19,849 | 22,953 | 45,459 | 46,885 |
| May 2026 | 24,034 | 39,633 | 48,748 | 63,918 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,075 | 40,937 | 44,962 | 67,961 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 25,665 | 41,652 | 44,162 | 62,181 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
VRChat currently has more players: 60,658 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,899 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,373 concurrent players and VRChat averaged 44,430. By that measure VRChat is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: VRChat has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 55 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition rates higher: 92% positive across 371,064 reviews vs 75% across 265,555 for VRChat. VRChat has the larger player base right now (60,658 vs 23,899 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,373 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 41,652.
VRChat averaged 44,430 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 67,961.