Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Path of Exile 2 is currently the more played game: 40,923 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 28,802 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — about 42% more players. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI counters with better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 74%. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile 2 leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Path of Exile 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 49 days — Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI last led on May 28, 2026.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
49 days
Path of Exile 2
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
16%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Path of Exile 2 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 40,923 | 28,802 |
| 24-hour peak | 62,845 | 37,289 |
| 7-day average | 58,802 | 29,452 |
| 30-day average | 101,492 | 29,505 |
| 30-day trend | −52% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 421,464 | 48,854 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 221,955 | 376,058 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 5, 2024 | Oct 19, 2016 |
| Price | $29.99 | $59.99 |
Full stats: Path of Exile 2 · Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Path of Exile 2 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 23,543 | 30,365 |
| May 2026 | 212,870 | 421,464 | 29,264 | 48,308 |
| Jun 2026 | 173,753 | 351,885 | 29,075 | 48,854 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 71,796 | 125,870 | 29,388 | 48,451 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Path of Exile 2 currently has more players: 40,923 concurrent players on Steam vs 28,802 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — about 42% more players.
Over the last 30 days Path of Exile 2 averaged 101,492 concurrent players and Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,505. By that measure Path of Exile 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 50 days Coilr has tracked both games, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on May 28, 2026. Path of Exile 2 has led for the last 49 days.
By Steam review score, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI rates higher: 86% positive across 376,058 reviews vs 74% across 221,955 for Path of Exile 2. Path of Exile 2 has the larger player base right now (40,923 vs 28,802 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Path of Exile 2 averaged 101,492 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 52% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 421,464.
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.