Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Crusader Kings III is currently the more played game: 23,767 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 21,187 for Grim Dawn — a similar number of players. Grim Dawn counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 90%. Across all tracked metrics, Crusader Kings III leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Crusader Kings III has had the higher daily player count for the last 54 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
54
Current streak
54 days
Crusader Kings III
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
48%
Jul 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 54 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crusader Kings III | Grim Dawn |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,767 | 21,187 |
| 24-hour peak | 24,116 | 22,505 |
| 7-day average | 19,466 | 5,114 |
| 30-day average | 18,957 | 4,342 |
| 30-day trend | +14% | +46% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,102 | 22,505 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 141,627 | 106,886 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 31, 2020 | Feb 24, 2016 |
| Price | $49.99 | $24.99 |
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| Month | Crusader Kings III | Grim Dawn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 18,238 | 25,816 | 2,842 | 2,912 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,759 | 27,329 | 3,060 | 6,107 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 19,364 | 29,102 | 4,714 | 22,505 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Crusader Kings III currently has more players: 23,767 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,187 for Grim Dawn — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Crusader Kings III averaged 18,957 concurrent players and Grim Dawn averaged 4,342. By that measure Crusader Kings III is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Crusader Kings III has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 54 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Grim Dawn rates higher: 94% positive across 106,886 reviews vs 90% across 141,627 for Crusader Kings III. Crusader Kings III has the larger player base right now (23,767 vs 21,187 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Crusader Kings III averaged 18,957 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,102.
Grim Dawn averaged 4,342 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 46% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 22,505.