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Sid Meier's Civilization V vs Total War: WARHAMMER III
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the more played game: 29,474 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,229 for Sid Meier's Civilization® V, about 1.9× more players. Total War: WARHAMMER III has been ahead for 103 days straight. Sid Meier's Civilization® V counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 71%. Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: WARHAMMER III leads 6 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 118h in Sid Meier's Civilization® V and 122h in Total War: WARHAMMER III. 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
118h
average of 63 members
Total War: WARHAMMER III
122h
average of 27 members
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Player count history
Sid Meier's Civilization® VTotal War: WARHAMMER III
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Total War: WARHAMMER III has had the higher daily player count for the last 103 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V led 0 daysTotal War: WARHAMMER III led 103 days
Days tracked
103
Current streak
103 days
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
37%
Jun 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 103 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | Total War: WARHAMMER III |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 15,229 | 29,474 |
| 24-hour peak | 15,442 | 30,157 |
| 7-day average | 12,963 | 26,018 |
| 30-day average | 13,047 | 29,540 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | +24% |
| Peak (tracked) | 19,471 | 51,053 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 84% positive |
| Total reviews | 210,771 | 148,413 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 21, 2010 | Feb 16, 2022 |
| Price | $7.49 (−75%) | $59.99 |
Full stats: Sid Meier's Civilization® V · Total War: WARHAMMER III · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | Total War: WARHAMMER III | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 15,394 | 19,392 |
| May 2026 | 14,923 | 15,374 | 29,846 | 43,526 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,733 | 18,760 | 23,060 | 40,771 |
| Jul 2026 | 12,792 | 19,316 | 23,625 | 38,945 |
| Aug 2026 | 13,178 | 19,457 | 27,399 | 51,053 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 12,978 | 19,471 | 26,666 | 44,016 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Sid Meier's Civilization V or Total War: WARHAMMER III?
Total War: WARHAMMER III currently has more players: 29,474 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,229 for Sid Meier's Civilization® V, about 1.9× more players.
Is Sid Meier's Civilization V bigger than Total War: WARHAMMER III on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 13,047 concurrent players and Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 29,540. By that measure Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the bigger game.
Has Sid Meier's Civilization® V ever had more players than Total War: WARHAMMER III?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Total War: WARHAMMER III has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 103 days both games have been tracked.
Is Sid Meier's Civilization V better than Total War: WARHAMMER III?
By Steam review score, Sid Meier's Civilization® V rates higher: 96% positive across 210,771 reviews vs 71% across 148,413 for Total War: WARHAMMER III. Total War: WARHAMMER III has the larger player base right now (29,474 vs 15,229 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 13,047 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,471.
Is Total War: WARHAMMER III growing or declining on Steam?
Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 29,540 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 24% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 51,053.