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Sid Meier’s Civilization VI vs Total War: Warhammer III
Total War: WARHAMMER III is the more played game right now: 33,047 players on Steam against 18,212 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, about 1.8× more players. Total War: WARHAMMER III has been ahead for 16 days straight, and has led on 32 days of the 147 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI counters with better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 72%. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently 90% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: WARHAMMER III leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is read every 10 minutes, Total War: WARHAMMER III every 5 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 176h in Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI and 115h 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® VI
176h
average of 108 members
Total War: WARHAMMER III
115h
average of 37 members
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Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
24,552Total War: WARHAMMER III
41,417Daily averages · latest day · Total War: WARHAMMER III, 69% ahead of Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is read every 10 minutes, Total War: WARHAMMER III every 5 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
Total War: WARHAMMER III has had the higher daily player count for the last 16 days. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI last led on Sep 23, 2026.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI led 115 daysTotal War: WARHAMMER III led 32 days
- Days tracked
- 147
- Current streak
- 16 days
- Total War: WARHAMMER III
- Lead changes
- 5
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Aug 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 147 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 | Total War: WARHAMMER III |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 18,212 | 33,047 |
| 24-hour peak | 37,315 | 57,165 |
| 7-day average | 29,684 | 50,435 |
| 30-day average | 29,630 | 44,743 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | +37% |
| Peak (tracked) | 50,733 | 102,583 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 72% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 379,775 | 149,745 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 20, 2016 | Feb 16, 2022 |
| Price | $5.99 (−90%) | $8.99 (−85%) |
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 | Total War: WARHAMMER III | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 23,543 | 30,365 | 15,394 | 19,392 |
| May 2026 | 29,264 | 48,308 | 29,846 | 43,526 |
| Jun 2026 | 29,103 | 48,854 | 23,060 | 40,771 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,629 | 48,451 | 23,625 | 38,945 |
| Aug 2026 | 30,864 | 49,049 | 27,408 | 50,911 |
| Sep 2026 | 28,993 | 50,733 | 33,753 | 102,583 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 28,538 | 47,864 | 50,130 | 84,700 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI or Total War: Warhammer III?
Total War: WARHAMMER III currently has more players: 33,047 concurrent players on Steam vs 18,212 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, about 1.8× more players.
Is Sid Meier’s Civilization VI bigger than Total War: Warhammer III on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,630 concurrent players and Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 44,743. By that measure Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the bigger game.
Has Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI ever had more players than Total War: WARHAMMER III?
Yes. Across the 147 days Coilr has tracked both games, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI had the higher daily average on 115 days, most recently on Sep 23, 2026. Total War: WARHAMMER III has led for the last 16 days.
Is Sid Meier’s Civilization VI better than Total War: Warhammer III?
By Steam review score, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI rates higher: 86% positive across 379,775 reviews vs 72% across 149,745 for Total War: WARHAMMER III. Total War: WARHAMMER III has the larger player base right now (33,047 vs 18,212 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 29,630 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,733.
Is Total War: WARHAMMER III growing or declining on Steam?
Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 44,743 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 37% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 102,583.
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