Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Strategy games.
Hearts of Iron IV is currently the more played game: 52,468 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,937 for World of Warships, about 5× more players. Hearts of Iron IV also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 76%. World of Warships is free to play, while Hearts of Iron IV costs $49.99. Across all tracked metrics, Hearts of Iron IV leads 9 of 10.
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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 40 days. World of Warships last led on Jun 24, 2026.
Days tracked
66
Current streak
40 days
Hearts of Iron IV
Lead changes
6
Closest gap
3%
Jun 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 66 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Hearts of Iron IV | World of Warships |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 52,468 | 9,937 |
| 24-hour peak | 57,959 | 10,301 |
| 7-day average | 38,772 | 7,520 |
| 30-day average | 39,356 | 7,307 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | −55% |
| Peak (tracked) | 71,856 | 62,328 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 87% positive | 67% positive |
| Total reviews | 373,345 | 155,789 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 6, 2016 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Price | $49.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Hearts of Iron IV | World of Warships | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 23,165 | 31,767 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 33,728 | 60,597 | 11,851 | 40,557 |
| Jun 2026 | 38,494 | 71,856 | 19,941 | 62,328 |
| Jul 2026 | 39,127 | 62,926 | 7,219 | 13,164 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 40,241 | 58,499 | 7,408 | 12,200 |
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: 52,468 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,937 for World of Warships, about 5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Hearts of Iron IV averaged 39,356 concurrent players and World of Warships averaged 7,307. By that measure Hearts of Iron IV is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 66 days Coilr has tracked both games, World of Warships had the higher daily average on 8 days, most recently on Jun 24, 2026. Hearts of Iron IV has led for the last 40 days.
By Steam review score, Hearts of Iron IV rates higher: 90% positive across 373,345 reviews vs 76% across 155,789 for World of Warships. Hearts of Iron IV has the larger player base right now (52,468 vs 9,937 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Hearts of Iron IV averaged 39,356 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,856.
World of Warships averaged 7,307 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 55% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 62,328.