Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is currently the more played game: 25,026 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 24,906 for Crusader Kings III — a similar number of players. Crusader Kings III counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 84%. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Crusader Kings III leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — Crusader Kings III last led on Jul 27, 2026.
Days tracked
14
Current streak
1 day
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
1%
Jul 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 14 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crusader Kings III | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 24,906 | 25,026 |
| 24-hour peak | 25,760 | 25,026 |
| 7-day average | 19,906 | 15,014 |
| 30-day average | 19,454 | 13,902 |
| 30-day trend | +15% | −24% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,977 | 25,373 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 84% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 141,858 | 218,998 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 1, 2020 | Sep 9, 2024 |
| Price | $49.99 | $17.99 (−70%) |
Full stats: Crusader Kings III · Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Crusader Kings III | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 18,238 | 25,816 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 16,764 | 27,329 | 18,328 | 25,373 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 19,582 | 29,977 | 13,917 | 25,026 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 currently has more players: 25,026 concurrent players on Steam vs 24,906 for Crusader Kings III — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Crusader Kings III averaged 19,454 concurrent players and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 averaged 13,902. By that measure Crusader Kings III is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 14 days Coilr has tracked both games, Crusader Kings III had the higher daily average on 10 days, most recently on Jul 27, 2026. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, Crusader Kings III rates higher: 90% positive across 141,858 reviews vs 84% across 218,998 for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has the larger player base right now (25,026 vs 24,906 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Crusader Kings III averaged 19,454 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,977.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 averaged 13,902 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 24% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,373.