Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is currently the more played game: 4,289 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,032 for XCOM® 2 — about 41% more players. Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 85%. Across all tracked metrics, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has had the higher daily player count for the last 15 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
15
Current streak
15 days
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
20%
Jul 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 15 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era | XCOM® 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,289 | 3,032 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,370 | 4,375 |
| 7-day average | 5,837 | 3,408 |
| 30-day average | 7,122 | 3,114 |
| 30-day trend | −26% | +6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 22,170 | 4,375 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 20,743 | 108,558 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 29, 2026 | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Price | — | $19.99 |
Full stats: Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era · XCOM® 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era | XCOM® 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 13,391 | 22,170 | 3,758 | 3,758 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,581 | 17,809 | 2,948 | 4,311 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 6,596 | 13,718 | 3,398 | 4,375 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era currently has more players: 4,289 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,032 for XCOM® 2 — about 41% more players.
Over the last 30 days Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era averaged 7,122 concurrent players and XCOM® 2 averaged 3,114. By that measure Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 15 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era rates higher: 88% positive across 20,743 reviews vs 85% across 108,558 for XCOM® 2. Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has the larger player base right now (4,289 vs 3,032 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era averaged 7,122 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 22,170.
XCOM® 2 averaged 3,114 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 4,375.