Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the more played game: 20,474 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,964 for Stellaris — about 1.7× more players. Stellaris counters with better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 71%. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: WARHAMMER III leads 6 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Stellaris | Total War: WARHAMMER III |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,964 | 20,474 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,071 | 38,320 |
| 7-day average | 14,871 | 23,809 |
| 30-day average | 14,871 | 23,331 |
| 30-day trend | — | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 19,071 | 43,526 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 75% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 196,053 | 145,779 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | May 9, 2016 | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Price | $49.99 | $59.99 |
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| Month | Stellaris | Total War: WARHAMMER III | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 11,298 | 11,505 | 15,394 | 19,392 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 29,846 | 43,526 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 23,047 | 40,771 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 14,723 | 19,071 | 24,103 | 38,945 |
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: 20,474 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,964 for Stellaris — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Stellaris averaged 14,871 concurrent players and Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 23,331. By that measure Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Stellaris rates higher: 86% positive across 196,053 reviews vs 71% across 145,779 for Total War: WARHAMMER III. Total War: WARHAMMER III has the larger player base right now (20,474 vs 11,964 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 23,331 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 43,526.