Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Hearts of Iron IV is currently the more played game: 42,074 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 27,613 for tModLoader — about 1.5× more players. tModLoader counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 90%. tModLoader is free to play, while Hearts of Iron IV costs $49.99. Across all tracked metrics, Hearts of Iron IV leads 6 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 50 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
50 days
Hearts of Iron IV
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
22%
Jun 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Hearts of Iron IV | tModLoader |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 42,074 | 27,613 |
| 24-hour peak | 51,797 | 38,086 |
| 7-day average | 39,610 | 27,097 |
| 30-day average | 40,012 | 26,859 |
| 30-day trend | +9% | +5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 71,856 | 45,639 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 87% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 371,532 | 373,612 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Jun 5, 2016 | May 15, 2020 |
| Price | $49.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Hearts of Iron IV · tModLoader · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Hearts of Iron IV | tModLoader | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 23,165 | 31,767 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 33,728 | 60,597 | 27,063 | 44,468 |
| Jun 2026 | 38,444 | 71,856 | 25,855 | 45,639 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 39,357 | 62,926 | 27,130 | 42,804 |
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: 42,074 concurrent players on Steam vs 27,613 for tModLoader — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Hearts of Iron IV averaged 40,012 concurrent players and tModLoader averaged 26,859. 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 50 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, tModLoader rates higher: 97% positive across 373,612 reviews vs 90% across 371,532 for Hearts of Iron IV. Hearts of Iron IV has the larger player base right now (42,074 vs 27,613 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.
tModLoader averaged 26,859 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,639.