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Cities: Skylines vs Cities: Skylines II
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Cities: Skylines II is currently the more played game: 6,116 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,045 for Cities: Skylines, a similar number of players. Cities: Skylines II has been ahead for 50 days straight. Cities: Skylines counters with better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 56%.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 39.8h in Cities: Skylines and 42.2h in Cities: Skylines II. 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
39.8h
average of 84 members
Cities: Skylines II
42.2h
average of 18 members
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Player count history
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Cities: Skylines II has had the higher daily player count for the last 50 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Cities: Skylines led 0 daysCities: Skylines II led 50 days
Days tracked
50
Current streak
50 days
Cities: Skylines II
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
<1%
Aug 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Cities: Skylines | Cities: Skylines II |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,045 | 6,116 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,386 | 11,496 |
| 7-day average | 8,103 | 9,145 |
| 30-day average | 8,115 | 9,308 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,280 | 16,077 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 56% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 291,785 | 91,912 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 10, 2015 | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Price | $29.99 | $49.99 |
Full stats: Cities: Skylines · Cities: Skylines II · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Cities: Skylines | Cities: Skylines II | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,993 | 9,026 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 7,520 | 12,056 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 8,304 | 14,280 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 7,946 | 13,414 | 9,647 | 16,077 |
| Aug 2026 | 8,168 | 14,025 | 9,467 | 15,886 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 7,016 | 10,790 | 7,941 | 11,837 |
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 or Cities: Skylines II?
Cities: Skylines II currently has more players: 6,116 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,045 for Cities: Skylines, a similar number of players.
Is Cities: Skylines bigger than Cities: Skylines II on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines averaged 8,115 concurrent players and Cities: Skylines II averaged 9,308. By that measure Cities: Skylines II is currently the bigger game.
Has Cities: Skylines ever had more players than Cities: Skylines II?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Cities: Skylines II has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 50 days both games have been tracked.
Is Cities: Skylines better than Cities: Skylines II?
By Steam review score, Cities: Skylines rates higher: 93% positive across 291,785 reviews vs 56% across 91,912 for Cities: Skylines II. Cities: Skylines II has the larger player base right now (6,116 vs 6,045 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Cities: Skylines growing or declining on Steam?
Cities: Skylines averaged 8,115 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,280.
Is Cities: Skylines II growing or declining on Steam?
Cities: Skylines II averaged 9,308 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 16,077.
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