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Crusader Kings III vs Total War: WARHAMMER III
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the more played game: 39,459 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 25,382 for Crusader Kings III, about 1.6× more players. Total War: WARHAMMER III has been ahead for 91 days straight. Crusader Kings III counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 71%. Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently 85% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: WARHAMMER III leads 7 of 9.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 85.8h in Crusader Kings III and 129h 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
85.8h
average of 28 members
Total War: WARHAMMER III
129h
average of 23 members
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Player count history
Crusader Kings IIITotal War: WARHAMMER III
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Total War: WARHAMMER III has had the higher daily player count for the last 91 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Crusader Kings III led 0 daysTotal War: WARHAMMER III led 91 days
Days tracked
91
Current streak
91 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 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 91 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crusader Kings III | Total War: WARHAMMER III |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 25,382 | 39,459 |
| 24-hour peak | 26,208 | 39,716 |
| 7-day average | 22,022 | 32,075 |
| 30-day average | 20,543 | 25,598 |
| 30-day trend | +5% | +7% |
| Peak (tracked) | 33,017 | 51,053 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 86% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 142,853 | 147,257 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 1, 2020 | Feb 16, 2022 |
| Price | $49.99 | $8.99 (−85%) |
Full stats: Crusader Kings III · Total War: WARHAMMER III · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| 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 | 19,495 | 29,912 | 23,621 | 38,945 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 20,812 | 33,017 | 26,293 | 51,053 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Crusader Kings III or Total War: WARHAMMER III?
Total War: WARHAMMER III currently has more players: 39,459 concurrent players on Steam vs 25,382 for Crusader Kings III, about 1.6× more players.
Is Crusader Kings III bigger than Total War: WARHAMMER III on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Crusader Kings III averaged 20,543 concurrent players and Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 25,598. 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 91 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 142,853 reviews vs 71% across 147,257 for Total War: WARHAMMER III. Total War: WARHAMMER III has the larger player base right now (39,459 vs 25,382 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 20,543 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 33,017.
Is Total War: WARHAMMER III growing or declining on Steam?
Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 25,598 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 51,053.
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