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Most played city builder games on Steam

The city builder games with the most people playing on Steam right now, from Steam's own live player counts, refreshed every ten minutes. The top ten have 43,399 players between them.

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The most played of the city builder games right now

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

25,413 at its 24h peak

24,153

playing now

Ranked by players right now

Players in game this minute, with each game's peak over the last day.

1Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

24,153 playing · 25K peak
2Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines

10,168 playing · 10K peak
3Frostpunk

Frostpunk

2,612 playing · 2,612 peak
4Against the Storm

Against the Storm

1,614 playing · 1,614 peak
5Kingdom Two Crowns

Kingdom Two Crowns

1,578 playing · 1,578 peak
6Northgard: Definitive Edition

Northgard: Definitive Edition

1,321 playing · 1,594 peak
7Songs of Syx

Songs of Syx

659 playing · 706 peak
8HUMANKIND™

HUMANKIND™

519 playing · 563 peak
9Banished

Banished

422 playing · 527 peak
10Anno 1404 - History Edition

Anno 1404 - History Edition

353 playing · 354 peak
11IXION

IXION

323 playing · 323 peak
12Surviving Mars

Surviving Mars

315 playing · 353 peak
13Bloons Monkey City

Bloons Monkey City

210 playing · 229 peak
14Kingdoms Reborn

Kingdoms Reborn

165 playing · 165 peak
15The Wandering Village

The Wandering Village

114 playing · 132 peak
16Farm Manager 2021

Farm Manager 2021

48 playing · 50 peak
17Becastled

Becastled

37 playing · 37 peak
18Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar

20 playing · 20 peak
19Siege Survival: Gloria Victis

Siege Survival: Gloria Victis

19 playing · 19 peak
20Industry Giant 4.0

Industry Giant 4.0

7 playing · 7 peak
21Grand Ages: Rome

Grand Ages: Rome

5 playing · 9 peak
22Imperium Romanum Gold Edition

Imperium Romanum Gold Edition

4 playing · 5 peak

A game is in this list when its Steam players voted “City Builder” as one of its defining tags. Counts are Steam players only, from Steam's player API, and exclude creative software.

Frequently asked

What is the most played city builder game on Steam?

Right now it is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, with 24,153 people playing on Steam, followed by Cities: Skylines (10,168) and Frostpunk (2,612). The ranking uses Steam's own live player counts and refreshes every 10 minutes.

How many people play city builder games on Steam?

The ten most played city builder games have 43,399 players on Steam between them right now. These are Steam players only: games that also run on their own launcher or on console have players this number cannot see.

Which games count as city builder games?

Games whose Steam players voted "City Builder" as one of their defining tags: among the game's five most-voted tags, with at least half as many votes as the top one. A game that merely has a few City Builder votes does not count, which keeps the list to games that are city builder games, not games with a City Builder moment in them.

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