Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
War Thunder is currently the more played game: 53,466 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 30,152 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — about 1.8× more players. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI counters with better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 71%. War Thunder is free to play, while Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI costs $59.99. Across all tracked metrics, War Thunder leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
War Thunder has had the higher daily player count for the last 83 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
83
Current streak
83 days
War Thunder
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
17%
May 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 83 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | War Thunder |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 30,152 | 53,466 |
| 24-hour peak | 40,242 | 70,308 |
| 7-day average | 29,292 | 47,848 |
| 30-day average | 29,553 | 49,749 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | +4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 48,854 | 87,498 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 59% positive |
| Total reviews | 376,058 | 766,241 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 19, 2016 | Aug 14, 2013 |
| Price | $59.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · War Thunder · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | War Thunder | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 23,543 | 30,365 | 36,359 | 48,046 |
| May 2026 | 29,264 | 48,308 | 45,258 | 81,132 |
| Jun 2026 | 29,080 | 48,854 | 49,204 | 87,498 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29,354 | 48,451 | 49,343 | 81,938 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
War Thunder currently has more players: 53,466 concurrent players on Steam vs 30,152 for Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,553 concurrent players and War Thunder averaged 49,749. By that measure War Thunder is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: War Thunder has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 83 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI rates higher: 86% positive across 376,058 reviews vs 71% across 766,241 for War Thunder. War Thunder has the larger player base right now (53,466 vs 30,152 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,553 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 48,854.
War Thunder averaged 49,749 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 87,498.