Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Cities: Skylines is currently the more played game: 9,160 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,730 for American Truck Simulator — about 36% more players. American Truck Simulator counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 93%. American Truck Simulator is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Cities: Skylines leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
American Truck Simulator has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — Cities: Skylines last led on Jul 18, 2026.
Days tracked
16
Current streak
1 day
American Truck Simulator
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
8%
Apr 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 16 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | American Truck Simulator | Cities: Skylines |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,730 | 9,160 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,789 | 12,430 |
| 7-day average | 8,345 | 7,649 |
| 30-day average | 8,345 | 8,335 |
| 30-day trend | — | +5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 10,789 | 14,280 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 92% positive |
| Total reviews | 193,988 | 290,480 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 2, 2016 | Mar 9, 2015 |
| Price | $4.99 (−75%) | $29.99 |
Full stats: American Truck Simulator · Cities: Skylines · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | American Truck Simulator | Cities: Skylines | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 8,398 | 9,631 | 6,993 | 9,026 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 7,520 | 12,056 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 8,305 | 14,280 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 8,276 | 10,789 | 8,001 | 13,440 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Cities: Skylines currently has more players: 9,160 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,730 for American Truck Simulator — about 36% more players.
Over the last 30 days American Truck Simulator averaged 8,345 concurrent players and Cities: Skylines averaged 8,335. By that measure American Truck Simulator is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 16 days Coilr has tracked both games, Cities: Skylines had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jul 18, 2026. American Truck Simulator has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, American Truck Simulator rates higher: 97% positive across 193,988 reviews vs 93% across 290,480 for Cities: Skylines. Cities: Skylines has the larger player base right now (9,160 vs 6,730 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Cities: Skylines averaged 8,335 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,280.