Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Crusader Kings III is currently the more played game: 27,546 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 18,447 for Sid Meier's Civilization® V — about 49% more players. Sid Meier's Civilization® V counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 90%. Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently 75% off on Steam. 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 58 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
58
Current streak
58 days
Crusader Kings III
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
13%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 58 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crusader Kings III | Sid Meier's Civilization® V |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 27,546 | 18,447 |
| 24-hour peak | 28,652 | 18,512 |
| 7-day average | 19,806 | 13,040 |
| 30-day average | 19,765 | 12,951 |
| 30-day trend | +17% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,977 | 19,392 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 142,081 | 210,315 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 1, 2020 | Sep 21, 2010 |
| Price | $49.99 | $7.49 (−75%) |
Full stats: Crusader Kings III · Sid Meier's Civilization® V · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Crusader Kings III | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 18,238 | 25,816 | 14,923 | 15,374 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,745 | 27,303 | 12,733 | 18,760 |
| Jul 2026 | 19,491 | 29,977 | 12,777 | 19,392 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 21,391 | 28,652 | 14,388 | 18,512 |
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: 27,546 concurrent players on Steam vs 18,447 for Sid Meier's Civilization® V — about 49% more players.
Over the last 30 days Crusader Kings III averaged 19,765 concurrent players and Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,951. 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 58 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Sid Meier's Civilization® V rates higher: 96% positive across 210,315 reviews vs 90% across 142,081 for Crusader Kings III. Crusader Kings III has the larger player base right now (27,546 vs 18,447 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Crusader Kings III averaged 19,765 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,977.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,951 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,392.