Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Strategy games.
Hearts of Iron IV is currently the more played game: 42,342 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,924 for Manor Lords, about 5× more players. Hearts of Iron IV also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 84%. Across all tracked metrics, Hearts of Iron IV leads 9 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 18 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
18
Current streak
18 days
Hearts of Iron IV
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
83%
Aug 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 18 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Hearts of Iron IV | Manor Lords |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 42,342 | 8,924 |
| 24-hour peak | 52,617 | 9,684 |
| 7-day average | 38,719 | 4,686 |
| 30-day average | 39,295 | 4,601 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 71,856 | 10,345 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 84% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 87% positive | 78% positive |
| Total reviews | 373,345 | 89,478 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 6, 2016 | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Price | $49.99 | $39.99 |
Full stats: Hearts of Iron IV · Manor Lords · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Hearts of Iron IV | Manor Lords | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 23,165 | 31,767 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 33,728 | 60,597 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 38,494 | 71,856 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 39,127 | 62,926 | 4,322 | 7,806 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 40,770 | 58,499 | 6,102 | 10,345 |
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: 42,342 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,924 for Manor Lords, about 5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Hearts of Iron IV averaged 39,295 concurrent players and Manor Lords averaged 4,601. By that measure Hearts of Iron IV is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Hearts of Iron IV has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 18 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Hearts of Iron IV rates higher: 90% positive across 373,345 reviews vs 84% across 89,478 for Manor Lords. Hearts of Iron IV has the larger player base right now (42,342 vs 8,924 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Hearts of Iron IV averaged 39,295 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,856.