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Sid Meier's Civilization V vs Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is the more played game right now: 30,951 players on Steam against 12,656 for Sid Meier's Civilization® V, about 2.4× more players. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has been ahead for 127 days straight.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 86%. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently 90% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI leads 6 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Sid Meier's Civilization® V is read every 10 minutes, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI every 5 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 137h in Sid Meier's Civilization® V and 173h in Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
137h
average of 92 members
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
173h
average of 111 members
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Sid Meier's Civilization® V
13,114Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
28,512Daily averages · latest day · Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, 2.2× the players of Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Sid Meier's Civilization® V is read every 10 minutes, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI every 5 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has had the higher daily player count for the last 127 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V led 0 daysSid Meier’s Civilization® VI led 127 days
- Days tracked
- 127
- Current streak
- 127 days
- Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 40%
- May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 127 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,656 | 30,951 |
| 24-hour peak | 16,438 | 40,289 |
| 7-day average | 12,690 | 29,120 |
| 30-day average | 12,818 | 29,712 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 19,471 | 50,733 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 211,003 | 379,775 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 21, 2010 | Oct 20, 2016 |
| Price | $7.49 (−75%) | $5.99 (−90%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 23,543 | 30,365 |
| May 2026 | 14,923 | 15,374 | 29,264 | 48,308 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,733 | 18,760 | 29,103 | 48,854 |
| Jul 2026 | 12,792 | 19,316 | 29,629 | 48,451 |
| Aug 2026 | 13,181 | 19,457 | 30,864 | 49,049 |
| Sep 2026 | 12,930 | 19,471 | 28,990 | 50,733 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 12,487 | 19,020 | 28,367 | 47,864 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Sid Meier's Civilization V or Sid Meier’s Civilization VI?
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI currently has more players: 30,951 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,656 for Sid Meier's Civilization® V, about 2.4× more players.
Is Sid Meier's Civilization V bigger than Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,818 concurrent players and Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,712. By that measure Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the bigger game.
Has Sid Meier's Civilization® V ever had more players than Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 127 days both games have been tracked.
Is Sid Meier's Civilization V better than Sid Meier’s Civilization VI?
By Steam review score, Sid Meier's Civilization® V rates higher: 96% positive across 211,003 reviews vs 86% across 379,775 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has the larger player base right now (30,951 vs 12,656 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Sid Meier's Civilization® V growing or declining on Steam?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,818 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,471.
Is Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI growing or declining on Steam?
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,712 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,733.
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