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Cities: Skylines II vs RimWorld
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
RimWorld is currently the more played game: 24,231 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,865 for Cities: Skylines II, about 2.5× more players. RimWorld has been ahead for 62 days straight. RimWorld also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 56%. RimWorld is currently 20% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, RimWorld leads 10 of 10.
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.
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Coilr members average 39.8h in Cities: Skylines II and 115h in RimWorld. 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.
Cities: Skylines II
39.8h
average of 20 members
RimWorld
115h
average of 29 members
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Player count history
Cities: Skylines IIRimWorld
Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
RimWorld has had the higher daily player count for the last 62 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Cities: Skylines II led 0 daysRimWorld led 62 days
Days tracked
62
Current streak
62 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 62 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Cities: Skylines II | RimWorld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,865 | 24,231 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,597 | 30,433 |
| 7-day average | 8,550 | 24,227 |
| 30-day average | 8,975 | 25,611 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 16,077 | 42,478 |
| Steam reviews | 56% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 72% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 92,342 | 246,121 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Oct 17, 2018 |
| Price | $49.99 | $27.99 (−20%) |
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Players by month
| Month | Cities: Skylines II | RimWorld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 28,866 | 39,561 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 27,225 | 40,266 |
| Jul 2026 | 9,647 | 16,077 | 28,669 | 42,478 |
| Aug 2026 | 9,466 | 15,886 | 27,565 | 39,904 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 8,684 | 15,257 | 25,359 | 37,920 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Cities: Skylines II or RimWorld?
RimWorld currently has more players: 24,231 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,865 for Cities: Skylines II, about 2.5× more players.
Is Cities: Skylines II bigger than RimWorld on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines II averaged 8,975 concurrent players and RimWorld averaged 25,611. By that measure RimWorld is currently the bigger game.
Has Cities: Skylines II ever had more players than RimWorld?
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 62 days both games have been tracked.
Is Cities: Skylines II better than RimWorld?
By Steam review score, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 246,121 reviews vs 56% across 92,342 for Cities: Skylines II. RimWorld has the larger player base right now (24,231 vs 9,865 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Cities: Skylines II growing or declining on Steam?
Cities: Skylines II averaged 8,975 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 16,077.
Is RimWorld growing or declining on Steam?
RimWorld averaged 25,611 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,478.