Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
RimWorld is currently the more played game: 35,166 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 13,028 for Cities: Skylines II — about 3× more players. RimWorld also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 55%. Across all tracked metrics, RimWorld leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
RimWorld has had the higher daily player count for the last 17 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
17
Current streak
17 days
RimWorld
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
63%
Jul 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 17 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Cities: Skylines II | RimWorld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 13,028 | 35,166 |
| 24-hour peak | 14,932 | 37,931 |
| 7-day average | 9,423 | 27,491 |
| 30-day average | 9,829 | 28,891 |
| 30-day trend | — | +5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 16,077 | 42,478 |
| Steam reviews | 55% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 75% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 91,001 | 243,862 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Oct 17, 2018 |
| Price | $49.99 | $34.99 |
Full stats: Cities: Skylines II · RimWorld · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Cities: Skylines II | RimWorld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 28,866 | 39,561 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 27,225 | 40,266 |
| Jul 2026 | 9,637 | 16,077 | 28,661 | 42,478 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 10,796 | 14,932 | 30,175 | 37,931 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
RimWorld currently has more players: 35,166 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,028 for Cities: Skylines II — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines II averaged 9,829 concurrent players and RimWorld averaged 28,891. By that measure RimWorld is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: RimWorld has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 17 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 243,862 reviews vs 55% across 91,001 for Cities: Skylines II. RimWorld has the larger player base right now (35,166 vs 13,028 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
RimWorld averaged 28,891 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,478.