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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is the more played game right now: 21,248 players on Steam against 16,507 for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, about 29% more players. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has been ahead for 138 days straight.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition counters with better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 86%. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently 90% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI leads 7 of 10.
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Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 37.1h in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and 176h in Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI. 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
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
176h
average of 108 members
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
16,187Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
24,552Daily averages · latest day · Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, 52% ahead of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 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
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has had the higher daily player count for the last 138 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition led 0 daysSid Meier’s Civilization® VI led 138 days
- Days tracked
- 138
- Current streak
- 138 days
- Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 21%
- Oct 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 138 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 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,507 | 21,248 |
| 24-hour peak | 22,536 | 37,315 |
| 7-day average | 18,684 | 29,676 |
| 30-day average | 17,991 | 29,635 |
| 30-day trend | +7% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 30,474 | 50,733 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 182,989 | 379,775 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 14, 2019 | Oct 20, 2016 |
| Price | $23.44 (−33%) | $5.99 (−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 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 19,728 | 20,903 | 23,543 | 30,365 |
| May 2026 | 19,237 | 26,937 | 29,264 | 48,308 |
| Jun 2026 | 17,533 | 28,327 | 29,103 | 48,854 |
| Jul 2026 | 16,903 | 26,598 | 29,629 | 48,451 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,083 | 26,525 | 30,864 | 49,049 |
| Sep 2026 | 17,560 | 30,474 | 28,991 | 50,733 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 18,451 | 29,276 | 28,449 | 47,864 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition or Sid Meier’s Civilization VI?
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI currently has more players: 21,248 concurrent players on Steam vs 16,507 for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, about 29% more players.
Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition bigger than Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition averaged 17,991 concurrent players and Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,635. By that measure Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the bigger game.
Has Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition ever had more players than Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 138 days both games have been tracked.
Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition better than Sid Meier’s Civilization VI?
By Steam review score, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition rates higher: 95% positive across 182,989 reviews vs 86% across 379,775 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has the larger player base right now (21,248 vs 16,507 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 17,991 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 30,474.
Is Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI growing or declining on Steam?
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,635 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,733.
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