Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the more played game: 18,815 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,965 for NBA 2K26 — about 18% more players. Total War: WARHAMMER III also has the better Steam reviews: 71% positive vs 64%. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: WARHAMMER III leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Total War: WARHAMMER III has had the higher daily player count for the last 4 days — NBA 2K26 last led on Jul 16, 2026.
Days tracked
54
Current streak
4 days
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Lead changes
6
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 54 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | NBA 2K26 | Total War: WARHAMMER III |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 15,965 | 18,815 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,367 | 38,320 |
| 7-day average | 22,948 | 23,803 |
| 30-day average | 25,688 | 23,333 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 47,378 | 43,526 |
| Steam reviews | 64% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 68% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 30,243 | 145,779 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 3, 2025 | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Price | $9.79 | $59.99 |
Full stats: NBA 2K26 · Total War: WARHAMMER III · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | NBA 2K26 | Total War: WARHAMMER III | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 15,394 | 19,392 |
| May 2026 | 28,957 | 47,378 | 29,846 | 43,526 |
| Jun 2026 | 26,098 | 45,480 | 23,047 | 40,771 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 25,539 | 46,741 | 24,098 | 38,945 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Total War: WARHAMMER III currently has more players: 18,815 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,965 for NBA 2K26 — about 18% more players.
Over the last 30 days NBA 2K26 averaged 25,688 concurrent players and Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 23,333. By that measure NBA 2K26 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 54 days Coilr has tracked both games, NBA 2K26 had the higher daily average on 47 days, most recently on Jul 16, 2026. Total War: WARHAMMER III has led for the last 4 days.
By Steam review score, Total War: WARHAMMER III rates higher: 71% positive across 145,779 reviews vs 64% across 30,243 for NBA 2K26. Total War: WARHAMMER III has the larger player base right now (18,815 vs 15,965 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
NBA 2K26 averaged 25,688 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,378.
Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 23,333 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 43,526.