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Crusader Kings III vs Total War: Warhammer III
Total War: WARHAMMER III is the more played game right now: 44,633 players on Steam against 20,319 for Crusader Kings III, about 2.2× more players. Total War: WARHAMMER III has been ahead for 137 days straight.
Crusader Kings III counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 72%. Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently 85% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: WARHAMMER III leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Crusader Kings III is read every 10 minutes, Total War: WARHAMMER III every 5 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 195h in Crusader Kings III and 115h in Total War: WARHAMMER III. 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.
Crusader Kings III
195h
average of 48 members
Total War: WARHAMMER III
115h
average of 37 members
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Crusader Kings III
24,620Total War: WARHAMMER III
54,337Daily averages · latest day · Total War: WARHAMMER III, 2.2× the players of Crusader Kings III
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Crusader Kings III is read every 10 minutes, Total War: WARHAMMER III every 5 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Total War: WARHAMMER III has had the higher daily player count for the last 137 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Crusader Kings III led 0 daysTotal War: WARHAMMER III led 137 days
- Days tracked
- 137
- Current streak
- 137 days
- Total War: WARHAMMER III
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 4%
- Aug 12, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 137 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Crusader Kings III | Total War: WARHAMMER III |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 20,319 | 44,633 |
| 24-hour peak | 33,609 | 75,975 |
| 7-day average | 21,996 | 48,501 |
| 30-day average | 18,878 | 46,271 |
| 30-day trend | −7% | +42% |
| Peak (tracked) | 35,940 | 102,583 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 72% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 22% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 142,340 | 150,255 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 1, 2020 | Feb 16, 2022 |
| Price | $14.99 (−70%) | $8.99 (−85%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Crusader Kings III | Total War: WARHAMMER III | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 15,394 | 19,392 |
| May 2026 | 18,238 | 25,816 | 29,846 | 43,526 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,745 | 27,303 | 23,060 | 40,771 |
| Jul 2026 | 19,498 | 29,912 | 23,625 | 38,945 |
| Aug 2026 | 20,878 | 33,017 | 27,408 | 50,911 |
| Sep 2026 | 17,538 | 28,486 | 33,746 | 102,583 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 22,193 | 35,940 | 50,107 | 84,700 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Crusader Kings III or Total War: Warhammer III?
Total War: WARHAMMER III currently has more players: 44,633 concurrent players on Steam vs 20,319 for Crusader Kings III, about 2.2× more players.
Is Crusader Kings III bigger than Total War: Warhammer III on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Crusader Kings III averaged 18,878 concurrent players and Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 46,271. By that measure Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the bigger game.
Has Crusader Kings III ever had more players than Total War: WARHAMMER III?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Total War: WARHAMMER III has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 137 days both games have been tracked.
Is Crusader Kings III better than Total War: Warhammer III?
By Steam review score, Crusader Kings III rates higher: 90% positive across 142,340 reviews vs 72% across 150,255 for Total War: WARHAMMER III. Total War: WARHAMMER III has the larger player base right now (44,633 vs 20,319 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Crusader Kings III growing or declining on Steam?
Crusader Kings III averaged 18,878 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,940.
Is Total War: WARHAMMER III growing or declining on Steam?
Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 46,271 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 42% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 102,583.
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