Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the more played game: 28,890 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 13,499 for Sid Meier's Civilization VII, about 2.1× more players. Total War: WARHAMMER III has been ahead for 39 days straight. Total War: WARHAMMER III also has the better Steam reviews: 71% positive vs 48%. Sid Meier's Civilization VII is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: WARHAMMER III leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Total War: WARHAMMER III has had the higher daily player count for the last 39 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
39
Current streak
39 days
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
54%
Sep 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 39 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Sid Meier's Civilization VII | Total War: WARHAMMER III |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 13,499 | 28,890 |
| 24-hour peak | 16,249 | 36,969 |
| 7-day average | 12,498 | 30,447 |
| 30-day average | 9,794 | 28,352 |
| 30-day trend | — | +21% |
| Peak (tracked) | 16,249 | 51,053 |
| Steam reviews | 48% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 49% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 58,655 | 147,744 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~1,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 16, 2022 |
| Price | $49.99 (−50%) | $59.99 |
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| Month | Sid Meier's Civilization VII | Total War: WARHAMMER III | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 15,394 | 19,392 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 29,846 | 43,526 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 23,060 | 40,771 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,552 | 10,106 | 23,625 | 38,945 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,874 | 12,179 | 27,389 | 51,053 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 8,412 | 16,249 | 27,099 | 37,833 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Total War: WARHAMMER III currently has more players: 28,890 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,499 for Sid Meier's Civilization VII, about 2.1× more players.
Over the last 30 days Sid Meier's Civilization VII averaged 9,794 concurrent players and Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 28,352. By that measure Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Total War: WARHAMMER III has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 39 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Total War: WARHAMMER III rates higher: 71% positive across 147,744 reviews vs 48% across 58,655 for Sid Meier's Civilization VII. Total War: WARHAMMER III has the larger player base right now (28,890 vs 13,499 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 28,352 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 21% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 51,053.