Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Prison Architect is currently the more played game: 1,381 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,290 for Total War: WARHAMMER II — a similar number of players. Total War: WARHAMMER II counters with better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 89%. Prison Architect is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Prison Architect leads 6 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Prison Architect | Total War: WARHAMMER II |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,381 | 1,290 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,450 | 1,299 |
| 7-day average | 1,075 | 964 |
| 30-day average | 1,071 | 964 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,450 | 1,299 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 73,561 | 121,403 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 6, 2015 | Sep 28, 2017 |
| Price | $7.49 (−75%) | $59.99 |
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| Month | Prison Architect | Total War: WARHAMMER II | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 708 | 726 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,073 | 1,450 | 980 | 1,299 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Prison Architect currently has more players: 1,381 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,290 for Total War: WARHAMMER II — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Prison Architect averaged 1,071 concurrent players and Total War: WARHAMMER II averaged 964. By that measure Prison Architect is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Total War: WARHAMMER II rates higher: 93% positive across 121,403 reviews vs 89% across 73,561 for Prison Architect. Prison Architect has the larger player base right now (1,381 vs 1,290 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.