Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Hearts of Iron IV is currently the more played game: 53,648 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 38,552 for Limbus Company — about 39% more players. Hearts of Iron IV also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Hearts of Iron IV leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Hearts of Iron IV has had the higher daily player count for the last 3 days — Limbus Company last led on Jul 24, 2026.
Days tracked
61
Current streak
3 days
Hearts of Iron IV
Lead changes
17
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 61 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Hearts of Iron IV | Limbus Company |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 53,648 | 38,552 |
| 24-hour peak | 59,537 | 40,936 |
| 7-day average | 38,892 | 39,833 |
| 30-day average | 39,441 | 40,856 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 71,856 | 155,573 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 92% positive |
| Total reviews | 372,781 | 113,864 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Jun 6, 2016 | Feb 26, 2023 |
| Price | $49.99 | — |
Full stats: Hearts of Iron IV · Limbus Company · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Hearts of Iron IV | Limbus Company | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 23,165 | 31,767 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 33,728 | 60,597 | 53,690 | 93,492 |
| Jun 2026 | 38,497 | 71,856 | 38,736 | 113,624 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 39,365 | 62,926 | 41,886 | 155,573 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Hearts of Iron IV currently has more players: 53,648 concurrent players on Steam vs 38,552 for Limbus Company — about 39% more players.
Over the last 30 days Hearts of Iron IV averaged 39,441 concurrent players and Limbus Company averaged 40,856. By that measure Limbus Company is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 61 days Coilr has tracked both games, Limbus Company had the higher daily average on 23 days, most recently on Jul 24, 2026. Hearts of Iron IV has led for the last 3 days.
By Steam review score, Hearts of Iron IV rates higher: 90% positive across 372,781 reviews vs 88% across 113,864 for Limbus Company. Hearts of Iron IV has the larger player base right now (53,648 vs 38,552 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Hearts of Iron IV averaged 39,441 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,856.
Limbus Company averaged 40,856 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 155,573.