Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the more played game: 28,971 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,387 for Balatro — about 3× more players. Balatro counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 86%. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Balatro | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,387 | 28,971 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,079 | 39,069 |
| 7-day average | 7,565 | 29,859 |
| 30-day average | 7,240 | 29,560 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,579 | 48,854 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 194,628 | 376,058 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 19, 2024 | Oct 19, 2016 |
| Price | $14.99 | $59.99 |
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| Month | Balatro | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 23,543 | 30,365 |
| May 2026 | 7,566 | 9,340 | 29,264 | 48,308 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,990 | 9,289 | 29,056 | 48,854 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,573 | 9,579 | 29,969 | 48,451 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI currently has more players: 28,971 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,387 for Balatro — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Balatro averaged 7,240 concurrent players and Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,560. By that measure Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Balatro rates higher: 98% positive across 194,628 reviews vs 86% across 376,058 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has the larger player base right now (28,971 vs 8,387 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
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.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,560 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 48,854.