Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is currently the more played game: 23,279 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 13,028 for Cities: Skylines II — about 1.8× more players. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition also has the better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 55%. Across all tracked metrics, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition leads 8 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has had the higher daily player count for the last 17 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
17
Current streak
17 days
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
40%
Jul 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 17 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | Cities: Skylines II |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,279 | 13,028 |
| 24-hour peak | 25,281 | 14,932 |
| 7-day average | 16,975 | 9,423 |
| 30-day average | 17,188 | 9,829 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 28,327 | 16,077 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 55% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 75% positive |
| Total reviews | 181,040 | 91,001 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 14, 2019 | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Price | $34.99 | $49.99 |
Full stats: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition · Cities: Skylines II · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | Cities: Skylines II | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 19,728 | 20,903 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 19,237 | 26,937 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 17,533 | 28,327 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 16,905 | 26,644 | 9,637 | 16,077 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 19,568 | 25,281 | 10,796 | 14,932 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition currently has more players: 23,279 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,028 for Cities: Skylines II — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition averaged 17,188 concurrent players and Cities: Skylines II averaged 9,829. By that measure Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is currently the bigger game.
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 17 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition rates higher: 95% positive across 181,040 reviews vs 55% across 91,001 for Cities: Skylines II. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has the larger player base right now (23,279 vs 13,028 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition averaged 17,188 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 28,327.