Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
eFootball™ is currently the more played game: 18,222 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,788 for Cities: Skylines — about 2.3× more players. Cities: Skylines counters with better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 51%. eFootball™ is free to play, while Cities: Skylines costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, eFootball™ leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
eFootball™ has had the higher daily player count for the last 47 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
47
Current streak
47 days
eFootball™
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
41%
Jul 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 47 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Cities: Skylines | eFootball™ |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,788 | 18,222 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,957 | 22,348 |
| 7-day average | 7,765 | 17,475 |
| 30-day average | 8,351 | 16,749 |
| 30-day trend | +6% | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,280 | 32,935 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 51% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 290,278 | 112,491 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 9, 2015 | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Price | $29.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Cities: Skylines · eFootball™ · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Cities: Skylines | eFootball™ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,993 | 9,026 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 7,520 | 12,056 | 17,380 | 23,710 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,303 | 14,280 | 16,760 | 32,935 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 8,001 | 13,440 | 16,711 | 27,162 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
eFootball™ currently has more players: 18,222 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,788 for Cities: Skylines — about 2.3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines averaged 8,351 concurrent players and eFootball™ averaged 16,749. By that measure eFootball™ is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: eFootball™ has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 47 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Cities: Skylines rates higher: 93% positive across 290,278 reviews vs 51% across 112,491 for eFootball™. eFootball™ has the larger player base right now (18,222 vs 7,788 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Cities: Skylines averaged 8,351 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,280.
eFootball™ averaged 16,749 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,935.