Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Cities: Skylines is currently the more played game: 10,128 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,357 for Balatro — about 21% more players. Across all tracked metrics, Cities: Skylines leads 8 of 9.
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| Metric | Balatro | Cities: Skylines |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,357 | 10,128 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,079 | 10,443 |
| 7-day average | 7,567 | 7,955 |
| 30-day average | 7,240 | 8,443 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | +8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,579 | 14,448 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 194,628 | 290,278 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Price | $11.99 | $29.99 |
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| Month | Balatro | Cities: Skylines | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 6,993 | 9,026 |
| May 2026 | 7,566 | 9,340 | 7,520 | 12,056 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,990 | 9,289 | 8,290 | 14,448 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,565 | 9,579 | 8,197 | 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: 10,128 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,357 for Balatro — about 21% more players.
Over the last 30 days Balatro averaged 7,240 concurrent players and Cities: Skylines averaged 8,443. By that measure Cities: Skylines is currently the bigger game.
Balatro averaged 7,240 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,579.
Cities: Skylines averaged 8,443 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,448.