Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently the more played game: 14,289 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,396 for Balatro — about 1.7× more players. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier's Civilization® V leads 7 of 8.
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| Metric | Balatro | Sid Meier's Civilization® V |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,396 | 14,289 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,381 | 18,275 |
| 7-day average | 7,603 | 12,689 |
| 30-day average | 7,233 | 12,833 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,579 | 19,392 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 194,628 | 210,059 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Price | $11.99 | $7.49 |
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| Month | Balatro | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 7,566 | 9,340 | 14,923 | 15,374 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,990 | 9,289 | 12,708 | 18,760 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,611 | 9,579 | 12,894 | 19,392 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Sid Meier's Civilization® V currently has more players: 14,289 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,396 for Balatro — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Balatro averaged 7,233 concurrent players and Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,833. By that measure Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently the bigger game.
Balatro averaged 7,233 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,579.