Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is currently the more played game: 1,498 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,000 for Trove — about 50% more players. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim also has the better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 80%. Trove is free to play, while The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has had the higher daily player count for the last 37 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
37
Current streak
37 days
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
16%
Jul 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 37 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Trove |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,498 | 1,000 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,513 | 1,087 |
| 7-day average | 1,110 | 697 |
| 30-day average | 1,122 | 631 |
| 30-day trend | — | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,113 | 1,346 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 80% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 65% positive |
| Total reviews | 317,677 | 92,713 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 10, 2011 | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim · Trove · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Trove | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 374 | 644 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,161 | 2,113 | 617 | 894 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,101 | 1,911 | 654 | 1,346 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim currently has more players: 1,498 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,000 for Trove — about 50% more players.
Over the last 30 days The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim averaged 1,122 concurrent players and Trove averaged 631. By that measure The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 37 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim rates higher: 95% positive across 317,677 reviews vs 80% across 92,713 for Trove. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has the larger player base right now (1,498 vs 1,000 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Trove averaged 631 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,346.