Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Wallpaper Engine is currently the more played game: 63,069 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 28,562 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — about 2.2× more players. Wallpaper Engine also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 92%. Across all tracked metrics, Wallpaper Engine leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Wallpaper Engine has had the higher daily player count for the last 94 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
94
Current streak
94 days
Wallpaper Engine
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
47%
Jul 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 94 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | Wallpaper Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 28,562 | 63,069 |
| 24-hour peak | 36,324 | 112,747 |
| 7-day average | 24,976 | 79,492 |
| 30-day average | 25,352 | 83,450 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 41,652 | 135,201 |
| Steam reviews | 92% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 371,064 | 1,002,600 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 26, 2016 | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Price | $39.99 | $4.99 |
Full stats: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition · Wallpaper Engine · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | Wallpaper Engine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 19,849 | 22,953 | 59,826 | 72,465 |
| May 2026 | 24,034 | 39,633 | 73,020 | 131,635 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,075 | 40,937 | 83,262 | 135,201 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 25,664 | 41,652 | 82,280 | 127,765 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Wallpaper Engine currently has more players: 63,069 concurrent players on Steam vs 28,562 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — about 2.2× more players.
Over the last 30 days The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,352 concurrent players and Wallpaper Engine averaged 83,450. By that measure Wallpaper Engine is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Wallpaper Engine has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 94 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Wallpaper Engine rates higher: 98% positive across 1,002,600 reviews vs 92% across 371,064 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. Wallpaper Engine has the larger player base right now (63,069 vs 28,562 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,352 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 41,652.
Wallpaper Engine averaged 83,450 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 135,201.