Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
NBA 2K26 is currently the more played game: 25,809 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 20,811 for The Sims™ 4 — about 24% more players. The Sims™ 4 counters with better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 64%. The Sims™ 4 is free to play, while NBA 2K26 costs $9.79. Across all tracked metrics, The Sims™ 4 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
NBA 2K26 has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — The Sims™ 4 last led on Jul 15, 2026.
Days tracked
53
Current streak
1 day
NBA 2K26
Lead changes
6
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 24, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 53 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | NBA 2K26 | The Sims™ 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 25,809 | 20,811 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,917 | 31,349 |
| 7-day average | 24,707 | 25,106 |
| 30-day average | 25,976 | 24,680 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 47,378 | 38,011 |
| Steam reviews | 64% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 68% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 29,580 | 197,041 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 3, 2025 | Jun 17, 2020 |
| Price | $9.79 | Free to play |
Full stats: NBA 2K26 · The Sims™ 4 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | NBA 2K26 | The Sims™ 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 21,233 | 25,327 |
| May 2026 | 28,957 | 47,378 | 24,881 | 38,011 |
| Jun 2026 | 26,093 | 45,480 | 24,019 | 36,305 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 26,088 | 46,741 | 24,894 | 37,376 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
NBA 2K26 currently has more players: 25,809 concurrent players on Steam vs 20,811 for The Sims™ 4 — about 24% more players.
Over the last 30 days NBA 2K26 averaged 25,976 concurrent players and The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,680. By that measure NBA 2K26 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 53 days Coilr has tracked both games, The Sims™ 4 had the higher daily average on 8 days, most recently on Jul 15, 2026. NBA 2K26 has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, The Sims™ 4 rates higher: 86% positive across 197,041 reviews vs 64% across 29,580 for NBA 2K26. NBA 2K26 has the larger player base right now (25,809 vs 20,811 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
NBA 2K26 averaged 25,976 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,378.
The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,680 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,011.