Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently the more played game: 18,921 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,873 for Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition — about 3× more players. Sid Meier's Civilization® V also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 88%. Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier's Civilization® V leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 18,921 | 6,873 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,334 | 6,980 |
| 7-day average | 12,853 | 4,108 |
| 30-day average | 12,888 | 4,344 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 19,392 | 6,980 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 210,231 | 87,707 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 21, 2010 | Sep 2, 2013 |
| Price | $7.49 (−75%) | $59.99 |
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| Month | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 14,923 | 15,374 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 12,726 | 18,760 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 12,842 | 19,392 | 4,389 | 6,980 |
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: 18,921 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,873 for Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,888 concurrent players and Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition averaged 4,344. By that measure Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Sid Meier's Civilization® V rates higher: 96% positive across 210,231 reviews vs 88% across 87,707 for Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition. Sid Meier's Civilization® V has the larger player base right now (18,921 vs 6,873 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,888 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,392.