Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Marvel Rivals is currently the more played game: 48,208 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 42,074 for Hearts of Iron IV — a similar number of players. Hearts of Iron IV counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 76%. Marvel Rivals is free to play, while Hearts of Iron IV costs $49.99. Across all tracked metrics, Marvel Rivals leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Marvel Rivals has had the higher daily player count for the last 81 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
81
Current streak
81 days
Marvel Rivals
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
39%
Jun 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 81 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Hearts of Iron IV | Marvel Rivals |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 42,074 | 48,208 |
| 24-hour peak | 51,797 | 128,771 |
| 7-day average | 39,610 | 102,078 |
| 30-day average | 40,012 | 80,548 |
| 30-day trend | +9% | +18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 71,856 | 197,450 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 87% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 371,532 | 398,876 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Jun 5, 2016 | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Price | $49.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Hearts of Iron IV · Marvel Rivals · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Hearts of Iron IV | Marvel Rivals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 23,165 | 31,767 | 103,946 | 141,509 |
| May 2026 | 33,728 | 60,597 | 80,791 | 116,387 |
| Jun 2026 | 38,444 | 71,856 | 70,047 | 129,331 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 39,357 | 62,926 | 85,869 | 197,450 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Marvel Rivals currently has more players: 48,208 concurrent players on Steam vs 42,074 for Hearts of Iron IV — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Hearts of Iron IV averaged 40,012 concurrent players and Marvel Rivals averaged 80,548. By that measure Marvel Rivals is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Marvel Rivals has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 81 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Hearts of Iron IV rates higher: 90% positive across 371,532 reviews vs 76% across 398,876 for Marvel Rivals. Marvel Rivals has the larger player base right now (48,208 vs 42,074 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Hearts of Iron IV averaged 40,012 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,856.
Marvel Rivals averaged 80,548 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 197,450.