Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the more played game: 37,825 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,509 for Cities: Skylines II — about 3× more players. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 55%. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently 90% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 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
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
65%
Jul 19, 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 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,509 | 37,825 |
| 24-hour peak | 14,932 | 48,841 |
| 7-day average | 9,431 | 31,114 |
| 30-day average | 9,833 | 30,215 |
| 30-day trend | — | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 16,077 | 48,854 |
| Steam reviews | 55% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 75% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 91,001 | 377,023 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Oct 20, 2016 |
| Price | $49.99 | $5.99 (−90%) |
Full stats: Cities: Skylines II · Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Cities: Skylines II | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 23,543 | 30,365 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 29,264 | 48,308 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 29,103 | 48,854 |
| Jul 2026 | 9,637 | 16,077 | 29,629 | 48,641 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 10,896 | 14,932 | 36,669 | 48,841 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI currently has more players: 37,825 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,509 for Cities: Skylines II — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines II averaged 9,833 concurrent players and Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 30,215. By that measure Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 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, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI rates higher: 86% positive across 377,023 reviews vs 55% across 91,001 for Cities: Skylines II. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has the larger player base right now (37,825 vs 12,509 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 30,215 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 48,854.