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Battlefield V vs Hearts of Iron IV
Hearts of Iron IV is the more played game right now: 49,222 players on Steam against 7,501 for Battlefield™ V, about 7× more players. Hearts of Iron IV has been ahead for 134 days straight.
Hearts of Iron IV also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 71%. Battlefield™ V is currently 90% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Hearts of Iron IV leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 16.9h in Battlefield™ V and 366h in Hearts of Iron IV. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Battlefield™ V
16.9h
average of 44 members
Hearts of Iron IV
366h
average of 62 members
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Battlefield™ VHearts of Iron IV
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Hearts of Iron IV has had the higher daily player count for the last 134 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Battlefield™ V led 0 daysHearts of Iron IV led 134 days
- Days tracked
- 134
- Current streak
- 134 days
- Hearts of Iron IV
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 85%
- May 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 134 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Battlefield™ V | Hearts of Iron IV |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,501 | 49,222 |
| 24-hour peak | 7,800 | 52,413 |
| 7-day average | 3,609 | 36,483 |
| 30-day average | 3,301 | 35,333 |
| 30-day trend | −18% | −9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,358 | 71,856 |
| Steam reviews | 71% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 65% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 270,072 | 376,928 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 22, 2020 | Jun 6, 2016 |
| Price | $4.99 (−90%) | $49.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Battlefield™ V | Hearts of Iron IV | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 2,397 | 4,423 | 23,165 | 31,767 |
| May 2026 | 3,154 | 4,810 | 33,728 | 60,597 |
| Jun 2026 | 3,904 | 11,358 | 38,494 | 71,856 |
| Jul 2026 | 4,310 | 10,789 | 39,195 | 62,871 |
| Aug 2026 | 4,036 | 8,934 | 37,969 | 58,911 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 3,222 | 8,616 | 33,920 | 62,783 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Battlefield V or Hearts of Iron IV?
Hearts of Iron IV currently has more players: 49,222 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,501 for Battlefield™ V, about 7× more players.
Is Battlefield V bigger than Hearts of Iron IV on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ V averaged 3,301 concurrent players and Hearts of Iron IV averaged 35,333. By that measure Hearts of Iron IV is currently the bigger game.
Has Battlefield™ V ever had more players than Hearts of Iron IV?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Hearts of Iron IV has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 134 days both games have been tracked.
Is Battlefield V better than Hearts of Iron IV?
By Steam review score, Hearts of Iron IV rates higher: 90% positive across 376,928 reviews vs 71% across 270,072 for Battlefield™ V. Hearts of Iron IV has the larger player base right now (49,222 vs 7,501 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Battlefield™ V growing or declining on Steam?
Battlefield™ V averaged 3,301 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,358.
Is Hearts of Iron IV growing or declining on Steam?
Hearts of Iron IV averaged 35,333 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,856.
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