Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Balatro is currently the more played game: 7,749 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,911 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — a similar number of players. Balatro also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 82%. Across all tracked metrics, Balatro leads 8 of 9.
Coilr tracks charts like this for every game — and playtime history for your own library.
Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Balatro | Total War: THREE KINGDOMS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,749 | 6,911 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,219 | 7,275 |
| 7-day average | 7,523 | 4,673 |
| 30-day average | 7,370 | 4,673 |
| 30-day trend | +5% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,579 | 7,275 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 195,089 | 93,257 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 19, 2024 | May 23, 2019 |
| Price | $14.99 | $39.99 |
Full stats: Balatro · Total War: THREE KINGDOMS · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Balatro | Total War: THREE KINGDOMS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 7,566 | 9,340 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 7,005 | 9,289 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,547 | 9,579 | 4,700 | 7,275 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Balatro currently has more players: 7,749 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,911 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Balatro averaged 7,370 concurrent players and Total War: THREE KINGDOMS averaged 4,673. By that measure Balatro is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Balatro rates higher: 98% positive across 195,089 reviews vs 82% across 93,257 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS. Balatro has the larger player base right now (7,749 vs 6,911 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Balatro averaged 7,370 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,579.