Alpha·Early access · all features free
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the more played game: 27,510 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 19,483 for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, about 41% more players. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has been ahead for 94 days straight. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition counters with better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 86%. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI leads 8 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 148h 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
48.7h
average of 18 members
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
148h
average of 67 members
See my hours in both
Free · read-only via Steam OpenID · no password · delete anytime
Player count history
Age of Empires II: Definitive EditionSid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has had the higher daily player count for the last 94 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition led 0 daysSid Meier’s Civilization® VI led 94 days
Days tracked
94
Current streak
94 days
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
22%
Apr 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 94 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 19,483 | 27,510 |
| 24-hour peak | 20,244 | 40,043 |
| 7-day average | 16,897 | 30,324 |
| 30-day average | 16,800 | 30,599 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 28,327 | 48,854 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 181,673 | 378,026 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 14, 2019 | Oct 20, 2016 |
| Price | $34.99 | $59.99 |
Full stats: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition · Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| 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 | 16,901 | 26,598 | 29,628 | 48,451 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 16,958 | 25,766 | 30,853 | 48,841 |
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 Sid Meier’s Civilization VI?
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI currently has more players: 27,510 concurrent players on Steam vs 19,483 for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, about 41% 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 16,800 concurrent players and Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 30,599. 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 94 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 181,673 reviews vs 86% across 378,026 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has the larger player base right now (27,510 vs 19,483 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 16,800 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 28,327.
Is Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI growing or declining on Steam?
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 30,599 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 48,854.
More comparisons
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI vs Total War: WARHAMMER IIIHearts of Iron IV vs Sid Meier’s Civilization® VICrusader Kings III vs Sid Meier’s Civilization® VIAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs Crusader Kings IIIAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs FactorioSid Meier's Civilization® V vs Sid Meier’s Civilization® VISid Meier’s Civilization® VI vs StellarisAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs Cities: Skylines II