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Hearts of Iron IV vs Total War: Warhammer III
Total War: WARHAMMER III is the more played game right now: 60,804 players on Steam against 45,595 for Hearts of Iron IV, about 33% more players. Total War: WARHAMMER III has been ahead for 16 days straight, and has led on 16 days of the 147 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Hearts of Iron IV counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 72%. Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently 85% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: WARHAMMER III leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 345h in Hearts of Iron IV and 115h in Total War: WARHAMMER III. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Hearts of Iron IV
345h
average of 71 members
Total War: WARHAMMER III
115h
average of 37 members
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Hearts of Iron IV
34,192Total War: WARHAMMER III
44,055Daily averages · latest day · Total War: WARHAMMER III, 29% ahead of Hearts of Iron IV
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Total War: WARHAMMER III has had the higher daily player count for the last 16 days. Hearts of Iron IV last led on Sep 23, 2026.
Hearts of Iron IV led 131 daysTotal War: WARHAMMER III led 16 days
- Days tracked
- 147
- Current streak
- 16 days
- Total War: WARHAMMER III
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- 7%
- Aug 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 147 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Hearts of Iron IV | Total War: WARHAMMER III |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 45,595 | 60,804 |
| 24-hour peak | 53,598 | 62,070 |
| 7-day average | 37,445 | 49,663 |
| 30-day average | 36,256 | 45,139 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | +38% |
| Peak (tracked) | 71,856 | 102,583 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 72% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 10% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 362,081 | 149,745 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 6, 2016 | Feb 16, 2022 |
| Price | $49.99 | $8.99 (−85%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Hearts of Iron IV | Total War: WARHAMMER III | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 23,165 | 31,767 | 15,394 | 19,392 |
| May 2026 | 33,728 | 60,597 | 29,846 | 43,526 |
| Jun 2026 | 38,494 | 71,856 | 23,060 | 40,771 |
| Jul 2026 | 39,195 | 62,871 | 23,625 | 38,945 |
| Aug 2026 | 37,972 | 58,911 | 27,408 | 50,911 |
| Sep 2026 | 34,294 | 62,783 | 33,750 | 102,583 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 35,759 | 63,006 | 49,803 | 84,700 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Hearts of Iron IV or Total War: Warhammer III?
Total War: WARHAMMER III currently has more players: 60,804 concurrent players on Steam vs 45,595 for Hearts of Iron IV, about 33% more players.
Is Hearts of Iron IV bigger than Total War: Warhammer III on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Hearts of Iron IV averaged 36,256 concurrent players and Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 45,139. By that measure Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the bigger game.
Has Hearts of Iron IV ever had more players than Total War: WARHAMMER III?
Yes. Across the 147 days Coilr has tracked both games, Hearts of Iron IV had the higher daily average on 131 days, most recently on Sep 23, 2026. Total War: WARHAMMER III has led for the last 16 days.
Is Hearts of Iron IV better than Total War: Warhammer III?
By Steam review score, Hearts of Iron IV rates higher: 90% positive across 362,081 reviews vs 72% across 149,745 for Total War: WARHAMMER III. Total War: WARHAMMER III has the larger player base right now (60,804 vs 45,595 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Hearts of Iron IV growing or declining on Steam?
Hearts of Iron IV averaged 36,256 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,856.
Is Total War: WARHAMMER III growing or declining on Steam?
Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 45,139 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 38% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 102,583.
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