Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Don't Starve Together is currently the more played game: 23,717 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 13,122 for Sid Meier's Civilization® V — about 1.8× more players. Across all tracked metrics, Don't Starve Together leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Don't Starve Together has had the higher daily player count for the last 43 days — Sid Meier's Civilization® V last led on May 28, 2026.
Days tracked
44
Current streak
43 days
Don't Starve Together
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
27%
Jul 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 44 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Don't Starve Together | Sid Meier's Civilization® V |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,717 | 13,122 |
| 24-hour peak | 70,681 | 18,281 |
| 7-day average | 36,675 | 12,755 |
| 30-day average | 46,227 | 12,776 |
| 30-day trend | +54% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 122,568 | 19,392 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 539,182 | 210,149 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 20, 2016 | Sep 20, 2010 |
| Price | $14.99 | $29.99 |
Full stats: Don't Starve Together · Sid Meier's Civilization® V · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Don't Starve Together | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,667 | 24,839 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 21,100 | 48,796 | 14,923 | 15,374 |
| Jun 2026 | 40,553 | 122,568 | 12,733 | 18,760 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 41,263 | 99,921 | 12,741 | 19,392 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Don't Starve Together currently has more players: 23,717 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,122 for Sid Meier's Civilization® V — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve Together averaged 46,227 concurrent players and Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,776. By that measure Don't Starve Together is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 44 days Coilr has tracked both games, Sid Meier's Civilization® V had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on May 28, 2026. Don't Starve Together has led for the last 43 days.
By Steam review score, Sid Meier's Civilization® V rates higher: 96% positive across 210,149 reviews vs 95% across 539,182 for Don't Starve Together. Don't Starve Together has the larger player base right now (23,717 vs 13,122 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Don't Starve Together averaged 46,227 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 54% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 122,568.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,776 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,392.