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Cities: Skylines vs Garry's Mod
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Garry's Mod is currently the more played game: 26,876 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,873 for Cities: Skylines, about 3× more players. Garry's Mod has been ahead for 151 days straight. Garry's Mod also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 93%. Garry's Mod is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Garry's Mod leads 9 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 39.5h in Cities: Skylines and 251h in Garry's Mod. 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
39.5h
average of 93 members
Garry's Mod
251h
average of 140 members
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Player count history
Cities: SkylinesGarry's Mod
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Garry's Mod has had the higher daily player count for the last 151 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Cities: Skylines led 0 daysGarry's Mod led 151 days
Days tracked
151
Current streak
151 days
Garry's Mod
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
49%
May 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 151 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Cities: Skylines | Garry's Mod |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,873 | 26,876 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,953 | 28,905 |
| 7-day average | 7,190 | 22,074 |
| 30-day average | 7,960 | 22,897 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,280 | 39,117 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 292,189 | 1,264,137 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 10, 2015 | Nov 29, 2006 |
| Price | $29.99 | $4.99 (−50%) |
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Players by month
| Month | Cities: Skylines | Garry's Mod | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,993 | 9,026 | 15,423 | 20,907 |
| May 2026 | 7,520 | 12,056 | 21,092 | 37,821 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,304 | 14,280 | 23,173 | 36,690 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,946 | 13,414 | 24,902 | 37,888 |
| Aug 2026 | 8,174 | 14,025 | 25,640 | 39,117 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 7,379 | 12,729 | 21,016 | 37,887 |
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 Garry's Mod?
Garry's Mod currently has more players: 26,876 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,873 for Cities: Skylines, about 3× more players.
Is Cities: Skylines bigger than Garry's Mod on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines averaged 7,960 concurrent players and Garry's Mod averaged 22,897. By that measure Garry's Mod is currently the bigger game.
Has Cities: Skylines ever had more players than Garry's Mod?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Garry's Mod has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 151 days both games have been tracked.
Is Cities: Skylines better than Garry's Mod?
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,264,137 reviews vs 93% across 292,189 for Cities: Skylines. Garry's Mod has the larger player base right now (26,876 vs 8,873 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Cities: Skylines growing or declining on Steam?
Cities: Skylines averaged 7,960 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,280.
Is Garry's Mod growing or declining on Steam?
Garry's Mod averaged 22,897 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,117.