Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Cities: Skylines is currently the more played game: 6,344 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,694 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — about 2.4× more players. Cities: Skylines also has the better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 82%. Across all tracked metrics, Cities: Skylines leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Cities: Skylines | Total War: THREE KINGDOMS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,344 | 2,694 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,840 | 7,163 |
| 7-day average | 7,637 | 4,437 |
| 30-day average | 8,331 | 4,437 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,280 | 7,275 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 290,480 | 93,257 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 9, 2015 | May 23, 2019 |
| Price | $29.99 | $39.99 |
Full stats: Cities: Skylines · Total War: THREE KINGDOMS · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Cities: Skylines | Total War: THREE KINGDOMS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,993 | 9,026 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 7,520 | 12,056 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 8,305 | 14,280 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 8,047 | 13,440 | 4,375 | 7,275 |
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: 6,344 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,694 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — about 2.4× more players.
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines averaged 8,331 concurrent players and Total War: THREE KINGDOMS averaged 4,437. By that measure Cities: Skylines is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Cities: Skylines rates higher: 93% positive across 290,480 reviews vs 82% across 93,257 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS. Cities: Skylines has the larger player base right now (6,344 vs 2,694 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Cities: Skylines averaged 8,331 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,280.