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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs Cities: Skylines II
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is currently the more played game: 20,293 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,865 for Cities: Skylines II, about 2.1× more players. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has been ahead for 62 days straight. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition also has the better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 56%. Across all tracked metrics, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition leads 9 of 9.
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 38.1h in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and 39.8h in Cities: Skylines II. 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
38.1h
average of 25 members
Cities: Skylines II
39.8h
average of 20 members
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Player count history
Age of Empires II: Definitive EditionCities: Skylines II
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 62 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition led 62 daysCities: Skylines II led 0 days
Days tracked
62
Current streak
62 days
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
40%
Aug 13, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 62 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 | 20,293 | 9,865 |
| 24-hour peak | 20,375 | 11,597 |
| 7-day average | 16,680 | 8,550 |
| 30-day average | 16,834 | 8,975 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 28,327 | 16,077 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 56% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 72% positive |
| Total reviews | 182,232 | 92,342 |
| 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 →
Players by month
| 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 | 16,903 | 26,598 | 9,647 | 16,077 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,075 | 26,525 | 9,466 | 15,886 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 16,712 | 26,296 | 8,684 | 15,257 |
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 II?
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition currently has more players: 20,293 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,865 for Cities: Skylines II, about 2.1× more players.
Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition bigger than Cities: Skylines II on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition averaged 16,834 concurrent players and Cities: Skylines II averaged 8,975. By that measure Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is currently the bigger game.
Has Cities: Skylines II 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 62 days both games have been tracked.
Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition better than Cities: Skylines II?
By Steam review score, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition rates higher: 95% positive across 182,232 reviews vs 56% across 92,342 for Cities: Skylines II. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has the larger player base right now (20,293 vs 9,865 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 16,834 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 II growing or declining on Steam?
Cities: Skylines II averaged 8,975 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 16,077.
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