Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
War Thunder is currently the more played game: 43,433 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 23,899 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — about 1.8× more players. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition counters with better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 71%. War Thunder is free to play, while The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, War Thunder leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
War Thunder has had the higher daily player count for the last 87 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
87
Current streak
87 days
War Thunder
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
25%
May 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 87 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | War Thunder |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,899 | 43,433 |
| 24-hour peak | 36,324 | 73,014 |
| 7-day average | 24,973 | 47,702 |
| 30-day average | 25,373 | 49,973 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | +4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 41,652 | 87,498 |
| Steam reviews | 92% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 58% positive |
| Total reviews | 371,064 | 767,928 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 26, 2016 | Aug 14, 2013 |
| Price | $39.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition · War Thunder · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | War Thunder | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 19,849 | 22,953 | 36,359 | 48,046 |
| May 2026 | 24,034 | 39,633 | 45,258 | 81,132 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,075 | 40,937 | 49,204 | 87,498 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 25,665 | 41,652 | 49,158 | 81,938 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
War Thunder currently has more players: 43,433 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,899 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,373 concurrent players and War Thunder averaged 49,973. By that measure War Thunder is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: War Thunder has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 87 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 71% across 767,928 for War Thunder. War Thunder has the larger player base right now (43,433 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.
War Thunder averaged 49,973 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 87,498.