Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Strategy games.
Crusader Kings III is currently the more played game: 27,499 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 14,524 for Stellaris — about 1.9× more players. Crusader Kings III also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 86%. Across all tracked metrics, Crusader Kings III leads 7 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Crusader Kings III has had the higher daily player count for the last 17 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
17
Current streak
17 days
Crusader Kings III
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
29%
Jul 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 17 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crusader Kings III | Stellaris |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 27,499 | 14,524 |
| 24-hour peak | 28,652 | 16,471 |
| 7-day average | 19,816 | 11,584 |
| 30-day average | 19,769 | 12,662 |
| 30-day trend | +16% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,977 | 19,071 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 77% positive |
| Total reviews | 142,081 | 196,391 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 1, 2020 | May 9, 2016 |
| Price | $49.99 | $49.99 |
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| Month | Crusader Kings III | Stellaris | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 11,298 | 11,505 |
| May 2026 | 18,238 | 25,816 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 16,745 | 27,303 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 19,491 | 29,977 | 12,261 | 19,071 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 21,786 | 28,652 | 13,028 | 16,471 |
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: 27,499 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,524 for Stellaris — about 1.9× more players.
Over the last 30 days Crusader Kings III averaged 19,769 concurrent players and Stellaris averaged 12,662. 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 17 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Crusader Kings III rates higher: 90% positive across 142,081 reviews vs 86% across 196,391 for Stellaris. Crusader Kings III has the larger player base right now (27,499 vs 14,524 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Crusader Kings III averaged 19,769 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,977.