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Cities: Skylines vs RimWorld
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Strategy games.
RimWorld is currently the more played game: 29,343 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,873 for Cities: Skylines, about 3× more players. RimWorld has been ahead for 110 days straight. RimWorld also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 93%. RimWorld is currently 20% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, RimWorld leads 7 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 115h in RimWorld. 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
RimWorld
115h
average of 29 members
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Player count history
Cities: SkylinesRimWorld
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
RimWorld has had the higher daily player count for the last 110 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Cities: Skylines led 0 daysRimWorld led 110 days
Days tracked
110
Current streak
110 days
RimWorld
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
67%
Aug 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 110 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Cities: Skylines | RimWorld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,873 | 29,343 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,953 | 30,493 |
| 7-day average | 7,190 | 24,295 |
| 30-day average | 7,960 | 25,509 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,280 | 42,478 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 292,189 | 246,121 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 10, 2015 | Oct 17, 2018 |
| Price | $29.99 | $27.99 (−20%) |
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Players by month
| Month | Cities: Skylines | RimWorld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,993 | 9,026 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 7,520 | 12,056 | 28,866 | 39,561 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,304 | 14,280 | 27,225 | 40,266 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,946 | 13,414 | 28,669 | 42,478 |
| Aug 2026 | 8,174 | 14,025 | 27,565 | 39,904 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 7,379 | 12,729 | 25,240 | 37,920 |
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 RimWorld?
RimWorld currently has more players: 29,343 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,873 for Cities: Skylines, about 3× more players.
Is Cities: Skylines bigger than RimWorld on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines averaged 7,960 concurrent players and RimWorld averaged 25,509. By that measure RimWorld is currently the bigger game.
Has Cities: Skylines ever had more players than RimWorld?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: RimWorld has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 110 days both games have been tracked.
Is Cities: Skylines better than RimWorld?
By Steam review score, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 246,121 reviews vs 93% across 292,189 for Cities: Skylines. RimWorld has the larger player base right now (29,343 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 RimWorld growing or declining on Steam?
RimWorld averaged 25,509 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,478.