Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
XCOM® 2 is currently the more played game: 3,404 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,065 for Prison Architect — about 3× more players. Prison Architect counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 85%. Prison Architect is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, XCOM® 2 leads 7 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Prison Architect | XCOM® 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,065 | 3,404 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,613 | 4,686 |
| 7-day average | 1,134 | 3,575 |
| 30-day average | 1,131 | 3,273 |
| 30-day trend | — | +12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,613 | 4,686 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 73,561 | 108,558 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 6, 2015 | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Price | $7.49 (−75%) | $19.99 |
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| Month | Prison Architect | XCOM® 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 3,758 | 3,758 |
| Jun 2026 | 708 | 726 | 2,948 | 4,311 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,118 | 1,613 | 3,554 | 4,686 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
XCOM® 2 currently has more players: 3,404 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,065 for Prison Architect — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Prison Architect averaged 1,131 concurrent players and XCOM® 2 averaged 3,273. By that measure XCOM® 2 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Prison Architect rates higher: 89% positive across 73,561 reviews vs 85% across 108,558 for XCOM® 2. XCOM® 2 has the larger player base right now (3,404 vs 1,065 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
XCOM® 2 averaged 3,273 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 4,686.