Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Strategy games.
Stellaris is currently the more played game: 11,564 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,924 for Manor Lords, about 30% more players. Stellaris also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 84%. Across all tracked metrics, Stellaris leads 7 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Stellaris has had the higher daily player count for the last 18 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
18
Current streak
18 days
Stellaris
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
45%
Aug 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 18 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Manor Lords | Stellaris |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,924 | 11,564 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,684 | 13,685 |
| 7-day average | 4,686 | 11,467 |
| 30-day average | 4,601 | 12,607 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 10,345 | 19,071 |
| Steam reviews | 84% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 78% positive | 77% positive |
| Total reviews | 89,478 | 196,391 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 26, 2024 | May 9, 2016 |
| Price | $39.99 | $49.99 |
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| Month | Manor Lords | Stellaris | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 11,298 | 11,505 |
| Jul 2026 | 4,322 | 7,806 | 12,261 | 19,071 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 6,102 | 10,345 | 12,290 | 16,471 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Stellaris currently has more players: 11,564 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,924 for Manor Lords, about 30% more players.
Over the last 30 days Manor Lords averaged 4,601 concurrent players and Stellaris averaged 12,607. By that measure Stellaris is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Stellaris has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 18 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Stellaris rates higher: 86% positive across 196,391 reviews vs 84% across 89,478 for Manor Lords. Stellaris has the larger player base right now (11,564 vs 8,924 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.