Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition is currently the more played game: 3,521 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,590 for Frostpunk — about 2.2× more players. Frostpunk counters with better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition leads 5 of 8.
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| Metric | Frostpunk | Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,590 | 3,521 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,796 | 6,472 |
| 7-day average | 1,832 | 4,684 |
| 30-day average | 1,832 | 4,684 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,796 | 6,472 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 136,178 | 87,631 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 24, 2018 | Sep 2, 2013 |
| Price | $29.99 | $59.99 |
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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition currently has more players: 3,521 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,590 for Frostpunk — about 2.2× more players.
Over the last 30 days Frostpunk averaged 1,832 concurrent players and Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition averaged 4,684. By that measure Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Frostpunk rates higher: 93% positive across 136,178 reviews vs 88% across 87,631 for Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition. Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition has the larger player base right now (3,521 vs 1,590 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.