Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Marvel Rivals is currently the more played game: 48,208 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 28,802 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — about 1.7× more players. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI counters with better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 76%. Marvel Rivals is free to play, while Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI costs $59.99. Across all tracked metrics, Marvel Rivals leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Marvel Rivals has had the higher daily player count for the last 88 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
88
Current streak
88 days
Marvel Rivals
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
23%
May 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 88 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Marvel Rivals | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 48,208 | 28,802 |
| 24-hour peak | 128,771 | 37,289 |
| 7-day average | 102,078 | 29,452 |
| 30-day average | 80,548 | 29,505 |
| 30-day trend | +18% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 197,450 | 48,854 |
| Steam reviews | 76% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 398,876 | 376,058 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 4, 2024 | Oct 19, 2016 |
| Price | Free to play | $59.99 |
Full stats: Marvel Rivals · Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Marvel Rivals | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 103,946 | 141,509 | 23,543 | 30,365 |
| May 2026 | 80,791 | 116,387 | 29,264 | 48,308 |
| Jun 2026 | 70,047 | 129,331 | 29,075 | 48,854 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 85,869 | 197,450 | 29,388 | 48,451 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Marvel Rivals currently has more players: 48,208 concurrent players on Steam vs 28,802 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Marvel Rivals averaged 80,548 concurrent players and Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,505. By that measure Marvel Rivals is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Marvel Rivals has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 88 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI rates higher: 86% positive across 376,058 reviews vs 76% across 398,876 for Marvel Rivals. Marvel Rivals has the larger player base right now (48,208 vs 28,802 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Marvel Rivals averaged 80,548 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 197,450.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,505 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 48,854.