Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is currently the more played game: 79,990 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 38,488 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — about 2.1× more players. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 86%. Across all tracked metrics, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily player count for the last 92 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
92
Current streak
92 days
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
14%
May 24, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 92 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 79,990 | 38,488 |
| 24-hour peak | 91,984 | 46,466 |
| 7-day average | 67,946 | 29,054 |
| 30-day average | 68,465 | 29,812 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 105,399 | 48,854 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 2,069,287 | 376,378 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 12, 2015 | Oct 19, 2016 |
| Price | — | $59.99 |
Full stats: Grand Theft Auto V Legacy · Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 35,350 | 85,977 | 23,543 | 30,365 |
| May 2026 | 50,474 | 92,488 | 29,264 | 48,308 |
| Jun 2026 | 68,451 | 105,399 | 29,080 | 48,854 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 69,173 | 102,496 | 29,611 | 48,451 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy currently has more players: 79,990 concurrent players on Steam vs 38,488 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — about 2.1× more players.
Over the last 30 days Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 68,465 concurrent players and Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,812. By that measure Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 92 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy rates higher: 88% positive across 2,069,287 reviews vs 86% across 376,378 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has the larger player base right now (79,990 vs 38,488 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 68,465 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 105,399.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,812 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 48,854.