Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Undertale is currently the more played game: 3,178 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,498 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — about 2.1× more players. Across all tracked metrics, Undertale leads 8 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Undertale 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
Undertale
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
16%
Jun 9, 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 | Undertale |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,498 | 3,178 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,513 | 3,456 |
| 7-day average | 1,110 | 2,809 |
| 30-day average | 1,122 | 2,404 |
| 30-day trend | — | +51% |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,113 | 3,957 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 317,677 | 330,258 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 10, 2011 | Sep 14, 2015 |
| Price | $19.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Undertale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 1,028 | 1,458 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 951 | 1,373 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,161 | 2,113 | 1,945 | 3,530 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,101 | 1,911 | 2,788 | 3,957 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Undertale currently has more players: 3,178 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,498 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — about 2.1× more players.
Over the last 30 days The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim averaged 1,122 concurrent players and Undertale averaged 2,404. By that measure Undertale is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Undertale 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, Undertale rates higher: 96% positive across 330,258 reviews vs 95% across 317,677 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Undertale has the larger player base right now (3,178 vs 1,498 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Undertale averaged 2,404 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 51% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 3,957.