Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the more played game: 24,036 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,573 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel — about 1.5× more players. Across all tracked metrics, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI leads 8 of 8.
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| Metric | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 24,036 | 15,573 |
| 24-hour peak | 47,225 | 17,024 |
| 7-day average | 29,944 | 12,005 |
| 30-day average | 29,928 | 13,300 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 48,854 | 37,152 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 72% positive |
| Total reviews | 376,058 | 99,876 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | — |
| Price | $59.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 23,543 | 30,365 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 29,264 | 48,308 | 12,789 | 18,121 |
| Jun 2026 | 29,056 | 48,854 | 15,045 | 37,152 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 30,052 | 48,451 | 11,756 | 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® VI currently has more players: 24,036 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,573 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,928 concurrent players and Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 13,300. By that measure Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI is currently the bigger game.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI averaged 29,928 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 48,854.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 13,300 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,152.