Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Battlefield™ 6 is currently the more played game: 21,831 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 20,811 for The Sims™ 4 — a similar number of players. The Sims™ 4 counters with better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 65%. The Sims™ 4 is free to play, while Battlefield™ 6 costs $69.99. Across all tracked metrics, Battlefield™ 6 leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Battlefield™ 6 has had the higher daily player count for the last 63 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
63
Current streak
63 days
Battlefield™ 6
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
15%
Jul 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 63 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Battlefield™ 6 | The Sims™ 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,831 | 20,811 |
| 24-hour peak | 39,996 | 31,349 |
| 7-day average | 32,440 | 25,106 |
| 30-day average | 33,954 | 24,680 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,984 | 38,011 |
| Steam reviews | 65% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 53% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 351,138 | 197,041 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 9, 2025 | Jun 17, 2020 |
| Price | $69.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Battlefield™ 6 · The Sims™ 4 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Battlefield™ 6 | The Sims™ 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 34,489 | 41,753 | 21,233 | 25,327 |
| May 2026 | 37,550 | 56,859 | 24,881 | 38,011 |
| Jun 2026 | 33,874 | 65,984 | 24,019 | 36,305 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 34,705 | 63,678 | 24,894 | 37,376 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Battlefield™ 6 currently has more players: 21,831 concurrent players on Steam vs 20,811 for The Sims™ 4 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ 6 averaged 33,954 concurrent players and The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,680. By that measure Battlefield™ 6 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Battlefield™ 6 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 63 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, The Sims™ 4 rates higher: 86% positive across 197,041 reviews vs 65% across 351,138 for Battlefield™ 6. Battlefield™ 6 has the larger player base right now (21,831 vs 20,811 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Battlefield™ 6 averaged 33,954 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,984.
The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,680 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,011.