Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently the more played game: 14,602 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 947 for Paladins® — about 15× more players. Sid Meier's Civilization® V also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 85%. Paladins® is free to play, while Sid Meier's Civilization® V costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier's Civilization® V leads 7 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Sid Meier's Civilization® V has had the higher daily player count for the last 40 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
40
Current streak
40 days
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
93%
Jun 6, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 40 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Paladins® | Sid Meier's Civilization® V |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 947 | 14,602 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,183 | 14,954 |
| 7-day average | 774 | 12,676 |
| 30-day average | 750 | 12,655 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,407 | 19,392 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 83% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 345,362 | 210,059 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | May 7, 2018 | Sep 20, 2010 |
| Price | Free to play | $29.99 |
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| Month | Paladins® | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 804 | 1,209 | 14,923 | 15,374 |
| Jun 2026 | 758 | 1,407 | 12,708 | 18,760 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 752 | 1,378 | 12,688 | 19,392 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Sid Meier's Civilization® V currently has more players: 14,602 concurrent players on Steam vs 947 for Paladins® — about 15× more players.
Over the last 30 days Paladins® averaged 750 concurrent players and Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,655. By that measure Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Sid Meier's Civilization® V has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 40 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Sid Meier's Civilization® V rates higher: 96% positive across 210,059 reviews vs 85% across 345,362 for Paladins®. Sid Meier's Civilization® V has the larger player base right now (14,602 vs 947 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Paladins® averaged 750 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,407.