Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently the more played game: 14,289 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,343 for Cities: Skylines — about 2.3× more players. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier's Civilization® V leads 6 of 7.
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| Metric | Cities: Skylines | Sid Meier's Civilization® V |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,343 | 14,289 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,489 | 18,275 |
| 7-day average | 8,105 | 12,689 |
| 30-day average | 8,594 | 12,833 |
| 30-day trend | +15% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,448 | 19,392 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 290,278 | 210,059 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Price | $29.99 | $7.49 |
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| Month | Cities: Skylines | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,993 | 9,026 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 7,520 | 12,056 | 14,923 | 15,374 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,290 | 14,448 | 12,708 | 18,760 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 8,310 | 13,440 | 12,894 | 19,392 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Sid Meier's Civilization® V currently has more players: 14,289 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,343 for Cities: Skylines — about 2.3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines averaged 8,594 concurrent players and Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,833. By that measure Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently the bigger game.
Cities: Skylines averaged 8,594 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,448.