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Cities: Skylines vs Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the more played game: 22,192 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,045 for Cities: Skylines, about 4× more players. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has been ahead for 136 days straight. Cities: Skylines counters with better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 86%. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI leads 6 of 9.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 39.8h in Cities: Skylines and 142h in Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI. 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
39.8h
average of 84 members
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
142h
average of 71 members
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Player count history
Cities: SkylinesSid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has had the higher daily player count for the last 136 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Cities: Skylines led 0 daysSid Meier’s Civilization® VI led 136 days
Days tracked
136
Current streak
136 days
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
67%
May 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 136 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Cities: Skylines | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,045 | 22,192 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,386 | 37,812 |
| 7-day average | 8,102 | 29,092 |
| 30-day average | 8,115 | 29,942 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,280 | 49,050 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 291,785 | 378,294 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 10, 2015 | Oct 20, 2016 |
| Price | $29.99 | $59.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Cities: Skylines | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,993 | 9,026 | 23,543 | 30,365 |
| May 2026 | 7,520 | 12,056 | 29,264 | 48,308 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,304 | 14,280 | 29,103 | 48,854 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,946 | 13,414 | 29,629 | 48,451 |
| Aug 2026 | 8,168 | 14,025 | 30,848 | 49,050 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 7,016 | 10,790 | 25,739 | 38,815 |
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 Sid Meier’s Civilization VI?
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI currently has more players: 22,192 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,045 for Cities: Skylines, about 4× more players.
Is Cities: Skylines bigger than Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines averaged 8,115 concurrent players and Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,942. By that measure Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the bigger game.
Has Cities: Skylines ever had more players than Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 136 days both games have been tracked.
Is Cities: Skylines better than Sid Meier’s Civilization VI?
By Steam review score, Cities: Skylines rates higher: 93% positive across 291,785 reviews vs 86% across 378,294 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has the larger player base right now (22,192 vs 6,045 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Cities: Skylines growing or declining on Steam?
Cities: Skylines averaged 8,115 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,280.
Is Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI growing or declining on Steam?
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,942 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,050.
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