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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs Kingdom Two Crowns
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is the more played game right now: 22,016 players on Steam against 5,926 for Kingdom Two Crowns, about 4× more players. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has been ahead for 76 days straight.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition also has the better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 90%. Kingdom Two Crowns is currently 90% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is read every 10 minutes, Kingdom Two Crowns every 30 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 37.1h in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and 22.5h in Kingdom Two Crowns. 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
37.1h
average of 31 members
Kingdom Two Crowns
22.5h
average of 26 members
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
18,199Kingdom Two Crowns
7,795Daily averages · latest day · Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, 2.3× the players of Kingdom Two Crowns
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is read every 10 minutes, Kingdom Two Crowns every 30 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has had the higher daily player count for the last 76 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition led 76 daysKingdom Two Crowns led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 76
- Current streak
- 76 days
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 54%
- Oct 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 76 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | Kingdom Two Crowns |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 22,016 | 5,926 |
| 24-hour peak | 26,440 | 12,422 |
| 7-day average | 18,902 | 4,207 |
| 30-day average | 18,110 | 1,944 |
| 30-day trend | +7% | +42% |
| Peak (tracked) | 30,474 | 13,788 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 182,989 | 40,025 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 14, 2019 | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Price | $23.44 (−33%) | $1.99 (−90%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | Kingdom Two Crowns | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1,447 | 2,840 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,083 | 26,525 | 1,228 | 4,233 |
| Sep 2026 | 17,560 | 30,474 | 1,349 | 3,797 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 19,709 | 29,276 | 5,675 | 13,788 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition or Kingdom Two Crowns?
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition currently has more players: 22,016 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,926 for Kingdom Two Crowns, about 4× more players.
Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition bigger than Kingdom Two Crowns on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition averaged 18,110 concurrent players and Kingdom Two Crowns averaged 1,944. By that measure Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is currently the bigger game.
Has Kingdom Two Crowns 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 76 days both games have been tracked.
Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition better than Kingdom Two Crowns?
By Steam review score, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition rates higher: 95% positive across 182,989 reviews vs 90% across 40,025 for Kingdom Two Crowns. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has the larger player base right now (22,016 vs 5,926 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 18,110 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 30,474.
Is Kingdom Two Crowns growing or declining on Steam?
Kingdom Two Crowns averaged 1,944 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 42% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 13,788.
