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Sid Meier’s Civilization VI vs Stellaris
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is the more played game right now: 20,067 players on Steam against 8,785 for Stellaris, about 2.3× more players. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has been ahead for 96 days straight.
Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is read every 10 minutes, Stellaris every 30 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 170h in Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI and 115h in Stellaris. 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® VI
170h
average of 114 members
Stellaris
115h
average of 78 members
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Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
23,595Stellaris
9,843Daily averages · latest day · Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, 2.4× the players of Stellaris
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is read every 10 minutes, Stellaris every 30 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 96 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI led 96 daysStellaris led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 96
- Current streak
- 96 days
- Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 48%
- Apr 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 96 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® VI | Stellaris |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 20,067 | 8,785 |
| 24-hour peak | 34,694 | 13,856 |
| 7-day average | 27,656 | 11,780 |
| 30-day average | 28,970 | 11,407 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | +9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 50,720 | 19,417 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 24% positive |
| Total reviews | 380,130 | 196,691 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 20, 2016 | May 9, 2016 |
| Price | $59.99 | $49.99 |
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® VI | Stellaris | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 23,543 | 30,365 | 11,298 | 11,505 |
| May 2026 | 29,264 | 48,308 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 29,103 | 48,854 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 29,629 | 48,451 | 12,271 | 19,071 |
| Aug 2026 | 30,864 | 49,049 | 10,809 | 16,459 |
| Sep 2026 | 28,980 | 50,720 | 10,471 | 18,826 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 27,881 | 47,864 | 12,019 | 19,417 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI or Stellaris?
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI currently has more players: 20,067 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,785 for Stellaris, about 2.3× more players.
Is Sid Meier’s Civilization VI bigger than Stellaris on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 28,970 concurrent players and Stellaris averaged 11,407. By that measure Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the bigger game.
Has Stellaris 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 96 days both games have been tracked.
Is Sid Meier’s Civilization VI better than Stellaris?
By Steam review score, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI rates higher: 86% positive across 380,130 reviews vs 86% across 196,691 for Stellaris. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has the larger player base right now (20,067 vs 8,785 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI growing or declining on Steam?
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 28,970 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,720.
Is Stellaris growing or declining on Steam?
Stellaris averaged 11,407 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 19,417.
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