Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Cities: Skylines is currently the more played game: 10,128 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,696 for Forza Horizon 5 — a similar number of players. Across all tracked metrics, Cities: Skylines leads 8 of 9.
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| Metric | Cities: Skylines | Forza Horizon 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,128 | 9,696 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,443 | 10,312 |
| 7-day average | 7,955 | 7,208 |
| 30-day average | 8,443 | 7,627 |
| 30-day trend | +8% | −15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,448 | 17,619 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 290,278 | 277,401 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Price | $29.99 | $29.99 |
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| Month | Cities: Skylines | Forza Horizon 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,993 | 9,026 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 7,520 | 12,056 | 9,772 | 16,551 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,290 | 14,448 | 8,178 | 17,619 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 8,197 | 13,440 | 7,524 | 14,071 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Cities: Skylines currently has more players: 10,128 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,696 for Forza Horizon 5 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines averaged 8,443 concurrent players and Forza Horizon 5 averaged 7,627. By that measure Cities: Skylines is currently the bigger game.
Cities: Skylines averaged 8,443 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,448.
Forza Horizon 5 averaged 7,627 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 17,619.