Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition is currently the more played game: 5,506 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,813 for The Long Dark — about 2.0× more players. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition leads 6 of 8.
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| Metric | The Long Dark | Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,813 | 5,506 |
| 24-hour peak | 3,096 | 6,472 |
| 7-day average | 2,225 | 4,536 |
| 30-day average | 2,225 | 4,536 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 3,096 | 6,472 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 122,830 | 87,631 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 1, 2017 | Sep 2, 2013 |
| Price | $19.99 | $59.99 |
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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition currently has more players: 5,506 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,813 for The Long Dark — about 2.0× more players.
Over the last 30 days The Long Dark averaged 2,225 concurrent players and Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition averaged 4,536. By that measure Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, The Long Dark rates higher: 89% positive across 122,830 reviews vs 88% across 87,631 for Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition. Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition has the larger player base right now (5,506 vs 2,813 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.