Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently the more played game: 13,097 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,023 for BidKing — about 3× more players. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier's Civilization® V leads 6 of 7.
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| Metric | BidKing | Sid Meier's Civilization® V |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 5,023 | 13,097 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,429 | 18,275 |
| 7-day average | 9,771 | 12,686 |
| 30-day average | 11,917 | 12,835 |
| 30-day trend | −22% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 26,806 | 19,392 |
| Steam reviews | 33% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 22,500 | 210,059 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~10,000,000 |
| Price | — | $7.49 |
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| Month | BidKing | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 16,900 | 26,806 | 14,923 | 15,374 |
| Jun 2026 | 13,636 | 26,321 | 12,708 | 18,760 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 10,471 | 19,321 | 12,892 | 19,392 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Sid Meier's Civilization® V currently has more players: 13,097 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,023 for BidKing — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days BidKing averaged 11,917 concurrent players and Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,835. By that measure Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently the bigger game.
BidKing averaged 11,917 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 22% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 26,806.