Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
The Sims™ 4 is currently the more played game: 28,788 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 28,563 for Total War: WARHAMMER III — a similar number of players. The Sims™ 4 also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 71%. The Sims™ 4 is free to play, while Total War: WARHAMMER III costs $59.99. Across all tracked metrics, The Sims™ 4 leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
The Sims™ 4 has had the higher daily player count for the last 5 days — Total War: WARHAMMER III last led on Jul 12, 2026.
Days tracked
60
Current streak
5 days
The Sims™ 4
Lead changes
14
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 60 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | The Sims™ 4 | Total War: WARHAMMER III |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 28,788 | 28,563 |
| 24-hour peak | 31,422 | 30,886 |
| 7-day average | 25,013 | 23,836 |
| 30-day average | 24,764 | 22,889 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | −8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 38,011 | 43,526 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 197,041 | 145,437 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 17, 2020 | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Price | Free to play | $59.99 |
Full stats: The Sims™ 4 · Total War: WARHAMMER III · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | The Sims™ 4 | Total War: WARHAMMER III | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 21,233 | 25,327 | 15,394 | 19,392 |
| May 2026 | 24,881 | 38,011 | 29,846 | 43,526 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,020 | 36,305 | 23,047 | 40,771 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 24,953 | 37,376 | 23,700 | 38,945 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
The Sims™ 4 currently has more players: 28,788 concurrent players on Steam vs 28,563 for Total War: WARHAMMER III — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,764 concurrent players and Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 22,889. By that measure The Sims™ 4 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 60 days Coilr has tracked both games, Total War: WARHAMMER III had the higher daily average on 19 days, most recently on Jul 12, 2026. The Sims™ 4 has led for the last 5 days.
By Steam review score, The Sims™ 4 rates higher: 86% positive across 197,041 reviews vs 71% across 145,437 for Total War: WARHAMMER III. The Sims™ 4 has the larger player base right now (28,788 vs 28,563 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,764 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,011.
Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 22,889 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 43,526.