Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
HELLDIVERS™ 2 is currently the more played game: 29,338 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 28,133 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — a similar number of players. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI counters with better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 75%.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — HELLDIVERS™ 2 last led on Jul 14, 2026.
Days tracked
63
Current streak
1 day
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Lead changes
7
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 63 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | HELLDIVERS™ 2 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 29,338 | 28,133 |
| 24-hour peak | 34,464 | 37,289 |
| 7-day average | 27,868 | 29,650 |
| 30-day average | 27,504 | 29,521 |
| 30-day trend | +11% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 57,878 | 48,854 |
| Steam reviews | 75% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 76% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,150,020 | 376,058 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 7, 2024 | Oct 19, 2016 |
| Price | $39.99 | $59.99 |
Full stats: HELLDIVERS™ 2 · Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | HELLDIVERS™ 2 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 39,500 | 57,878 | 23,543 | 30,365 |
| May 2026 | 29,162 | 51,221 | 29,264 | 48,308 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,464 | 45,795 | 29,056 | 48,854 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 28,188 | 43,979 | 29,704 | 48,451 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
HELLDIVERS™ 2 currently has more players: 29,338 concurrent players on Steam vs 28,133 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days HELLDIVERS™ 2 averaged 27,504 concurrent players and Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,521. By that measure Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 63 days Coilr has tracked both games, HELLDIVERS™ 2 had the higher daily average on 21 days, most recently on Jul 14, 2026. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI rates higher: 86% positive across 376,058 reviews vs 75% across 1,150,020 for HELLDIVERS™ 2. HELLDIVERS™ 2 has the larger player base right now (29,338 vs 28,133 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
HELLDIVERS™ 2 averaged 27,504 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 57,878.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,521 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 48,854.