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Sea of Thieves vs The Elder Scrolls Online

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Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE
ACTIVE

Released

March 2018 · 8 years ago
April 2014 · 12 years ago

Daily players

11k – 40k
27k – 96k

Estimated players

301.5kDown 1.0%
91kUp 0.7%

Available on

  • Windows
  • PlayStation
  • Xbox
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • PlayStation
  • Xbox
  • Stadia

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Sea of ThievesThe Elder Scrolls Online

Sea of Thieves

Average monthly estimated players
MonthEstimated playersChange
September 2026~300.7kUp 0.4%
August 2026~299.6kDown 0.4%
July 2026~300.7k

The Elder Scrolls Online

Average monthly estimated players
MonthEstimated playersChange
September 2026~89.8kDown 0.6%
August 2026~90.3kUp 0.6%
July 2026~89.8k

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Sea of Thieves
3kDown 46%
The Elder Scrolls Online
8.4kDown 28%

The Elder Scrolls Online currently has about 2.8× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Sea of Thieves — 8,370 vs 2,964.

Discord members

Sea of Thieves
443.9k
The Elder Scrolls Online
62.2kUp 0.8%

Sea of Thieves currently has about 7.1× as many Discord members as The Elder Scrolls Online — 443,850 vs 62,210.

Reddit members

Sea of Thieves
613.7kUp 0.2%
The Elder Scrolls Online
506kUp 0.5%

Sea of Thieves currently has about 1.2× as many subreddit members as The Elder Scrolls Online — 613,654 vs 506,043.

Twitch viewers

Sea of Thieves
1.3kDown 61%
The Elder Scrolls Online
665Down 74%

Sea of Thieves currently has about 2× as many live Twitch viewers as The Elder Scrolls Online — 1,297 vs 665.

YouTube subscribers

Sea of Thieves
675kDown 0.1%
The Elder Scrolls Online

Sea of Thieves currently has 675,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for The Elder Scrolls Online.

How these estimates are made

Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves is estimated to have 11k – 40k players a day. Around 4m – 11m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.

The Elder Scrolls Online

The Elder Scrolls Online is estimated to have 27k – 96k players a day. Around 2m – 5m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.

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