Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Cities: Skylines II is currently the more played game: 14,026 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,387 for BidKing — a similar number of players. Cities: Skylines II also has the better Steam reviews: 55% positive vs 33%. Across all tracked metrics, Cities: Skylines II leads 6 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | BidKing | Cities: Skylines II |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,387 | 14,026 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,990 | 14,925 |
| 7-day average | 8,473 | 10,578 |
| 30-day average | 10,811 | 10,578 |
| 30-day trend | −27% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 26,806 | 14,925 |
| Steam reviews | 33% positive | 55% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 12% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 22,684 | 90,531 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 14, 2026 | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Price | — | $49.99 |
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| Month | BidKing | Cities: Skylines II | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 16,900 | 26,806 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 13,652 | 26,321 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 9,807 | 19,321 | 10,586 | 14,925 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Cities: Skylines II currently has more players: 14,026 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,387 for BidKing — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days BidKing averaged 10,811 concurrent players and Cities: Skylines II averaged 10,578. By that measure BidKing is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Cities: Skylines II rates higher: 55% positive across 90,531 reviews vs 33% across 22,684 for BidKing. Cities: Skylines II has the larger player base right now (14,026 vs 12,387 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
BidKing averaged 10,811 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 27% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 26,806.