Alpha·Early access · all features free
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs Cities: Skylines
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is currently the more played game: 20,429 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,324 for Cities: Skylines, about 2.2× more players. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has been ahead for 93 days straight. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition also has the better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 93%. Cities: Skylines is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition leads 7 of 10.
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 48.7h in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and 41.5h in Cities: Skylines. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
48.7h
average of 18 members
Cities: Skylines
41.5h
average of 76 members
See my hours in both
Free · read-only via Steam OpenID · no password · delete anytime
Player count history
Age of Empires II: Definitive EditionCities: Skylines
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has had the higher daily player count for the last 93 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition led 93 daysCities: Skylines led 0 days
Days tracked
93
Current streak
93 days
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
44%
Aug 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 93 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | Cities: Skylines |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 20,429 | 9,324 |
| 24-hour peak | 22,395 | 12,188 |
| 7-day average | 16,872 | 8,825 |
| 30-day average | 16,786 | 8,022 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 28,327 | 14,280 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 181,673 | 291,500 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 14, 2019 | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Price | $34.99 | $8.99 (−70%) |
Full stats: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition · Cities: Skylines · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | Cities: Skylines | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 19,728 | 20,903 | 6,993 | 9,026 |
| May 2026 | 19,237 | 26,937 | 7,520 | 12,056 |
| Jun 2026 | 17,533 | 28,327 | 8,304 | 14,280 |
| Jul 2026 | 16,900 | 26,598 | 7,947 | 13,414 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 16,845 | 25,766 | 8,090 | 14,025 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition or Cities: Skylines?
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition currently has more players: 20,429 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,324 for Cities: Skylines, about 2.2× more players.
Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition bigger than Cities: Skylines on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition averaged 16,786 concurrent players and Cities: Skylines averaged 8,022. By that measure Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is currently the bigger game.
Has Cities: Skylines ever had more players than Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 93 days both games have been tracked.
Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition better than Cities: Skylines?
By Steam review score, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition rates higher: 95% positive across 181,673 reviews vs 93% across 291,500 for Cities: Skylines. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has the larger player base right now (20,429 vs 9,324 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition growing or declining on Steam?
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition averaged 16,786 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 28,327.
Is Cities: Skylines growing or declining on Steam?
Cities: Skylines averaged 8,022 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,280.
More comparisons
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs Sid Meier’s Civilization® VIAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs Crusader Kings IIIAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs FactorioAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs Cities: Skylines IIAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs Manor LordsCities: Skylines vs Cities: Skylines IICities: Skylines vs RimWorldCities: Skylines vs Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI