Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V is currently the more played game: 14,084 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,034 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel — about 1.8× more players. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier's Civilization® V leads 5 of 7.
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| Metric | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 14,084 | 8,034 |
| 24-hour peak | 18,275 | 17,024 |
| 7-day average | 12,689 | 11,907 |
| 30-day average | 12,834 | 13,368 |
| 30-day trend | — | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 19,392 | 37,152 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 72% positive |
| Total reviews | 210,059 | 99,876 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | — |
| Price | $7.49 | Free to play |
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| Month | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 14,923 | 15,374 | 12,789 | 18,121 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,708 | 18,760 | 15,045 | 37,152 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 12,893 | 19,392 | 11,727 | 25,317 |
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: 14,084 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,034 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days Sid Meier's Civilization® V averaged 12,834 concurrent players and Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 13,368. By that measure Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is currently the bigger game.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 13,368 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,152.