Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently the more played game: 10,688 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,808 for Black Desert — about 21% more players. Sid Meier's Civilization® V also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 74%. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier's Civilization® V leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Black Desert has had the higher daily player count for the last 13 days — Sid Meier's Civilization® V last led on Jul 3, 2026.
Days tracked
39
Current streak
13 days
Black Desert
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
3%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 39 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Black Desert | Sid Meier's Civilization® V |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,808 | 10,688 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,560 | 14,820 |
| 7-day average | 17,370 | 12,626 |
| 30-day average | 16,274 | 12,641 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | −2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 21,184 | 19,392 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 56% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 93,474 | 210,059 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | May 23, 2017 | Sep 20, 2010 |
| Price | $9.99 | $29.99 |
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| Month | Black Desert | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,367 | 19,554 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 17,962 | 20,753 | 14,923 | 15,374 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,324 | 20,478 | 12,718 | 18,760 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 16,278 | 21,184 | 12,603 | 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: 10,688 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,808 for Black Desert — about 21% more players.
Over the last 30 days Black Desert averaged 16,274 concurrent players and Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,641. By that measure Black Desert is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 39 days Coilr has tracked both games, Sid Meier's Civilization® V had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jul 3, 2026. Black Desert has led for the last 13 days.
By Steam review score, Sid Meier's Civilization® V rates higher: 96% positive across 210,059 reviews vs 74% across 93,474 for Black Desert. Sid Meier's Civilization® V has the larger player base right now (10,688 vs 8,808 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Black Desert averaged 16,274 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,184.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,641 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,392.