Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
ARC Raiders is currently the more played game: 32,667 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 28,133 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — about 16% more players. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI counters with better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 83%. Across all tracked metrics, ARC Raiders leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has had the higher daily player count for the last 6 days — ARC Raiders last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Days tracked
62
Current streak
6 days
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Lead changes
5
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 2, 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 | ARC Raiders | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 32,667 | 28,133 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,698 | 37,289 |
| 7-day average | 29,694 | 29,650 |
| 30-day average | 31,216 | 29,521 |
| 30-day trend | −26% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 78,260 | 48,854 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 54% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 407,375 | 376,058 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 29, 2025 | Oct 19, 2016 |
| Price | $39.99 | $59.99 |
Full stats: ARC Raiders · Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ARC Raiders | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 75,047 | 78,260 | 23,543 | 30,365 |
| May 2026 | 54,735 | 77,197 | 29,264 | 48,308 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,007 | 68,725 | 29,056 | 48,854 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,258 | 50,367 | 29,704 | 48,451 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
ARC Raiders currently has more players: 32,667 concurrent players on Steam vs 28,133 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — about 16% more players.
Over the last 30 days ARC Raiders averaged 31,216 concurrent players and Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,521. By that measure ARC Raiders is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 62 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARC Raiders had the higher daily average on 50 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has led for the last 6 days.
By Steam review score, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI rates higher: 86% positive across 376,058 reviews vs 83% across 407,375 for ARC Raiders. ARC Raiders has the larger player base right now (32,667 vs 28,133 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ARC Raiders averaged 31,216 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 78,260.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,521 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 48,854.