Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the more played game: 28,802 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 27,613 for tModLoader — a similar number of players. tModLoader counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 86%. tModLoader is free to play, while Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI costs $59.99. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
tModLoader has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI last led on Jul 15, 2026.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
1 day
tModLoader
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | tModLoader |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 28,802 | 27,613 |
| 24-hour peak | 37,289 | 38,086 |
| 7-day average | 29,452 | 27,097 |
| 30-day average | 29,505 | 26,859 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | +5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 48,854 | 45,639 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 376,058 | 373,612 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Oct 19, 2016 | May 15, 2020 |
| Price | $59.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · tModLoader · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | tModLoader | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 23,543 | 30,365 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 29,264 | 48,308 | 27,063 | 44,468 |
| Jun 2026 | 29,075 | 48,854 | 25,855 | 45,639 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,388 | 48,451 | 27,130 | 42,804 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI currently has more players: 28,802 concurrent players on Steam vs 27,613 for tModLoader — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,505 concurrent players and tModLoader averaged 26,859. By that measure Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 50 days Coilr has tracked both games, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI had the higher daily average on 48 days, most recently on Jul 15, 2026. tModLoader has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, tModLoader rates higher: 97% positive across 373,612 reviews vs 86% across 376,058 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI has the larger player base right now (28,802 vs 27,613 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,505 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 48,854.
tModLoader averaged 26,859 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,639.